Zverev defeats Murray.World No. 1 Andy Murray’s hopes of winning his first Australian Open title ended in round four after a shocking defeat at the hands of World No. 50, Mischa Zverev of Germany. Murray dropped serve eight times as Zverev won 7-5 5-7 6-2 6-4 at the Rod Laver Arena. It is the lowest-ranked player he has lost to at a Grand Slam since the 2006 Australian Open.
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After Djokovic’s exit in second round, chances for Murray to win the title widened but the 29 year old German executed serve-and-volley style throughout the match to cause the big upset. It is the Briton’s earliest defeat at Australian Open since 2009.
The 29-year-old German, Zverev goes on to face Roger Federer or Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals.
Here are the twitter reactions after the big upset :
Murray crashes out of Australian open, loses against Zverev 5-7, 7-5, 2-6, 4-6
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— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) January 22, 2017
😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 best news ever. Djokovic and Murray out. Come on @rogerfederer don't break my heart #AustralianOpen https://t.co/SRsyVyxPhV
— Dwayne Basson (@DwayneBasson) January 22, 2017
First #Djokovic and now #Murray. 2017 and #AustralianOpen are full of surprises. Perhaps the time of top four is indeed over. #Zverev 🙂
— Akshata Shukla (@shukla_akshata) January 22, 2017
Holy cow!!! Amazing. @andy_murray is gone and a basically unknown 29yr old is through. Amazing @AustralianOpen in 2017!
— Vishal Chandani (@vishandchips) January 22, 2017
World No. 1 @andy_murray doesn't seems to have a winning staretgy against Zverev #AustralianOpen 2017
— KRISHAN YADAV (@Krishyadavhappy) January 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/TrumpWin2017/status/823075429267304448
World No. 1 @andy_murray doesn't seems to have a winning staretgy against Zverev #AustralianOpen 2017
— KRISHAN YADAV (@Krishyadavhappy) January 22, 2017
Wow, this is the best tennis tournament I've ever seen. Upsets, insane competition. 2017 may signal the dawn of a new era…#AustralianOpen
— Lucca (@LuccaTunes) January 22, 2017
2017 will be the year that we'll all remember as The Year of the Upsets @AustralianOpen @7tennis #AusOpen #7tennis #Murray #Djokovic
— Grace Vassallo (@GraceVassall0) January 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/MoTafolla/status/823076046773723136
Holy shit!!! Sir Andy is knocked out of the Australian Open 2017 in 4th round. #Zverev played great and #Murray looked weak.
— Rajiv Arora (@Clerk139) January 22, 2017