{"id":23168,"date":"2023-01-17T08:33:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T08:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/2023\/01\/17\/australian-open-2023-results-andy-murray-stuns-matteo-berrettini-dan-evans-beats-facundo-bagnis\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T08:33:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T08:33:45","slug":"australian-open-2023-results-andy-murray-stuns-matteo-berrettini-dan-evans-beats-facundo-bagnis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/?p=23168","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open 2023 results: Andy Murray stuns Matteo Berrettini, Dan Evans beats Facundo Bagnis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Andy Murray celebrated his first victory over a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam since 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Dates:<\/strong> 16-29 January <\/span>Venue: <\/strong>Melbourne Park<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage: <\/strong>Commentary every day from 07:00 GMT on Radio 5 Sports Extra ‘Tennis Breakfast’ live from Melbourne, with selected live text commentaries and match reports on the BBC Sport website and app.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Britain’s Andy Murray produced one of his best performances in recent years to hold off Italian 13th seed Matteo Berrettini and win a five-set thriller in the Australian Open first round.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 35-year-old Scot looked stunned after completing a 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (10-6) win on Rod Laver Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Murray, who thought hip surgery in 2019 would end his career, saved a match point at 5-4 in the decider.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dan Evans is also through after beating Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Englishman, seeded 25th, won 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 in a first-round match that was delayed for three hours because of extreme heat in Melbourne.<\/span><\/p>\n

Former world number one Murray later ensured four Britons would play in the second round – after Emma Raducanu and Cameron Norrie won on Monday – with a memorable victory over last year’s semi-finalist Berrettini.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was Murray’s first victory over a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam since 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

After racing 6-1 ahead in the first-to-10 final-set tie-break, Murray secured victory with a forehand which took a huge chunk of the net cord and left Berrettini stranded.<\/span><\/p>\n

The three-time major champion will play Italian veteran Fabio Fognini or Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I will be feeling it this evening and tomorrow but right now I’m unbelievably happy and proud of myself,” said Murray, a five-time runner-up in Melbourne.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’ve been working to give myself the opportunity to perform in matches like this and against players like Matteo. It paid off tonight.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I was a bit lucky at the end with the net cord, but it felt like some of the tennis was really good.<\/span><\/p>\n

“He’s an unbelievable player and one of the best competitors.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Evans, 32, will play French veteran Jeremy Chardy next.<\/span><\/p>\n

The British number two had moved into a two-sets-to-one lead when the players were taken off court as temperatures topped 35C at Melbourne Park.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooler conditions when they returned at 5pm local time – after a three-hour break – helped Evans wrap up a 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 win.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Evans beat Bagnis in the first round when he reached the Melbourne last 16 in 2017 – a career-best run in Melbourne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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