Sir Andy Murray will square off against Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round of the Rotterdam Open today. The 2022 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is a hardcourt event in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

This will be an exciting match-up for the fans, as it will be a battle between youth and experience. Further, it will be interesting to see who comes out on the top in this encounter.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Vs Andy Murray: Match Preview

Andy Murray didn’t have the brightest start to his 2022 campaign. He lost in the opening round of the Melbourne Summer Set tournament. However, he found his rhythm at the Sydney Tennis Classic, where he finished second best.

Further, he couldn’t continue the momentum in the Australian Open. He went down to the Japanese ace Taro Daniel in the second round in straight sets. The 3-time Grand Slam champion entered the second round at Rotterdam after defeating Alexander Bublik in straight sets 7-6 (8-6), 6-4.

On the other hand, Felix Auger-Aliassime had a decent Australian Open campaign. He reached the last-eight, but eventually went down fighting to the second seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia in a five-setter thriller. Further, at Rotterdam, he defeated Egor Gerasimov of Belarus 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round to set up a clash with Andy Murray.

Murray Vs Felix: Head to Head

Andy Murray and Felix Auger-Aliassime have only faced each other once before. It was at the US Open in 2020 in the second round. The Canadian easily won that encounter in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. However, Felix lost to the eventual champion Dominic Thiem in the fourth round.

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Prediction: Felix in straight sets

Although Andy Murray is trying to find his old mojo back, it will be a tough task for him against the next-gen star. The Canadian is known to raise his level against big opponents. Thus, it is very likely that he will come out on the top in this encounter.

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