Andy Murray wielded his caller racquet to large effect astatine the Sydney Tennis Classic tonight, breezing by Norway's Viktor Durasovic successful a consecutive sets romp.
The 34-year-old prevailed 6-3, 6-1 successful the circular of 32 clash, mounting up a day with Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili tomorrow.
Murray's triumph was his 2nd with what helium called a "more forgiving" racquet, which has a larger framework and a larger saccharine spot compared to the 1 he's utilized passim his illustrious career.
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"Last week was the archetypal clip I played a lucifer with a antithetic racquet successful 20 years," Murray said aft the win.
"I'm inactive getting utilized to it but truly bully to get my scope present and hopefully I tin instrumentality it with maine down to Melbourne."
The erstwhile satellite No.1 was a mainstay successful the second stages of the Australian Open successful his prime, having been the runner-up astatine Melbourne Park connected 5 abstracted occasions.
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While helium has not made it past the 3rd circular of immoderate large since 2017, Murray believes helium could inactive person different heavy tally near successful him.
"It's a stretch. At my highest it was hard enough," helium said of his chances of winning the Australian Open.
"I judge I tin person a bully tally determination and who knows?"
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