Brit dream team not to be as Murray withdraws from doubles with Norrie due to fatigue
ATPWednesday, 21 June 2023 at 19:00
Andy Murray
withdrew from the doubles alongside Cameron Norrie due to fatigue at the
Queen's Club Championship.
The former
world No. 1 had a perfect two weeks in Surbiton and Nottingham, winning ten
consecutive matches and capturing two consecutive challenger titles. However,
his strong start to the grass season hasn't been able to continue this week as
he returned to compete in the ATP 500 AEGON Championships.
Andy Murray
is the most successful player in Queen's Club history with five championships,
the last of which came in 2016. Murray also won the doubles trophy, partnering
with Feliciano López in 2019. However, this year he suffered a first-round loss
to Alex De Minaur by a score of 3-6, 1-6, which ends his streak of ten
consecutive wins on grass and also eliminates his chance of being seeded at
Wimbledon.
In the
doubles draw, Murray was set to compete alongside his compatriot Cameron
Norrie, and they were drawn to face the third-seeded team of Rajeev Ram and Joe
Salisbury. However, Murray decided to withdraw before the start of the match
due to fatigue, giving Andre Goransson and Ben McLachlan a spot in the doubles
draw.
The doubles
withdrawal doesn’t t mark the end of Norrie's journey at Queen's, as he is
currently in the quarterfinals of the singles draw. The world No. 13, seeded
fifth, has already advanced through the first two rounds with victories over
Miomir Kecmanovic and Jordan Thompson. In the third round, he will face the
winner of the all-American clash between Frances Tiafoe and Sebastian Korda.
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- FYI: The term 'snub' is a much overused verb by writers of sensationalist rags. [SNUB: rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully]. That is not the definition of what is going on with frequent withdrawals from tournaments.
mandoist16-09-2024 - No offence, Mr. Lloyd, but where have you been the past two years?? How long have you been a tennis fan? This 'article' may be informative for newbies or fair-weather tennis observers but the majority of fans know the root of the multiple issues within WTA. The #1 issue being the subject of health & well-being which has been (or has attempted to be) addressed with the WTA Elitist council members last season. WTA was extremely dismissive of players' concerns and opposed to such a meeting. Eventually giving-in due to publicity and allowed selective players only -- no rep's, no medical personnel, and no team members. The meeting was a farce as WTA soon after that released an even more hectic schedule... with mandatory tourneys! Guess they weren't taking notes?? BTW: There is a lot missing from this piece concerning "withdrawals". No writer has yet taken the jump to get behind the scenes and dig at the problems -- obvious organizational problems. IMO, the top two issues are WTA's lack of proper attention to health & well-being of its Money-Makers; and Financial Greed. Tip to Mr. Lloyd: there is no "snubbing" when these players withdraw. These women have to take such measures as withdrawing from a tourney, and occasional time-off from the circuit, to protect themselves -- because WTA refuses to take any measures at all (although not allowing matches until sunrise is a start). Surely you can do better than point fingers at players. The finger-pointing should be directed entirely at WTA (and ATP). Be a true journalist, Mr. Lloyd, and research them!!mandoist16-09-2024
- Uh-oh.... Now Raducanu is being forced to compete! Let's see who withdraws next... I wonder??mandoist15-09-2024
- And this is such a shock to WTA?? How many times are they (WTA & ATP) going to keep stepping in their own s*** ???mandoist15-09-2024
- They can go down together!mandoist15-09-2024
