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Oct 10, 2021; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Andy Murray (GBR) reacts after winning a point during his second round match against Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 10, 2021; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Andy Murray (GBR) reacts after winning a point during his second round match against Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Andy Murray has had a mixed start to the 2022 season. After an encouraging return in the 2021 season, the 34-year-old started this year at the Melbourne Summer Set tournament. However, he lost in the opening round to Facundo Bagnis of Argentina. After that, he had a memorable week in Sydney, where he finished as the runner-up at the Sydney Tennis Classic. He eventually went down to Aslan Karatsev of Russia in the summit clash.
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 18, 2022. Britain’s Andy Murray in action during his first-round match against Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili. REUTERS/James Gourley
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Having had an ideal warm-up for the Australian Open, the former World No. 1 continued his good form as he defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili in the opening round of the Grand Slam Down Under. However, Murray could not sustain the momentum as he lost to the Japanese Taro Daniel in the second round, eventually bowing out of the Australian Open 2022. Despite this disappointment, the Scot has something to cheer about as he is about to record his highest ranking since 2018.
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Andy Murray enters the Top-100 of the ATP rankings for the first time since 2018
On the back of his impressive start to the 2022 season, the 3-time Grand Slam champion has broken into the top-100 on the ATP chart. He moved seven places up to be ranked 95th in the world. This comes as a huge achievement for the 34-year-old, who has seen his rankings constantly dip due to injuries.
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 18, 2022. Britain’s Andy Murray celebrates winning his first round match against Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili REUTERS/James Gourley
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic continues to lead the pack despite failing to defend his Australian Open crown. However, Australian Open 2022 runner-up Daniil Medvedev has closed the gap on the Serb with an eye on the top spot as the season proceeds. Further, there are no changes in the top 10.
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Tennis – ATP Finals – Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy – November 15, 2021 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in action during his group stage match against Norway’s Casper Ruud REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Andy Murray will be looking to move further up in the rankings with consistent performances in the coming tournaments. He will next play at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He has been handed a wild-card entry and will face Alexander Bublik in the opening round. Can Andy Murray break back into the top-50 this year? Let us know your views in the comments below.
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