{"id":295280,"date":"2023-10-24T14:53:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295280"},"modified":"2023-10-24T14:53:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:53:56","slug":"andy-murray-pokes-fun-at-marathon-man-reputation-after-ridiculous-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/tennis\/andy-murray-pokes-fun-at-marathon-man-reputation-after-ridiculous-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray pokes fun at marathon man reputation after ‘ridiculous’ match"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Andy Murray made fun of his lengthy matches after needing two hours and 20 minutes to beat Yannick Hanfmann in straight sets. The Brit came through a \u201cridiculous\u201d opening match at the Swiss Indoors Basel on Monday. And he joked that an 83-minute set was \u201cnothing\u201d after his 7-5 6-4 marathon.<\/p>\n

Murray has earned himself a reputation for playing lengthy matches this year, usually being dragged to a final set and getting embroiled in endless deuce games. He kept it up at the Swiss Indoors, where the score was still only 2-1 after half an hour and 3-2 following 45 minutes of play when he faced Hanfmann in the first round.<\/p>\n

The world No 40 ensured that the first set wasn\u2019t an easy one after leading 5-2 as he was broken while serving for it and eventually closed it out 7-5 after 85 minutes. And Murray joked about his reputation after seeing another set go the distance, with Zhu Lin needing 83 minutes to edge Veronika Kudermetova 7-6(5) in a tiebreak at the Zhuhai Elite Trophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cAndy Murray is that you?\u201d tennis journalist Jose Morgado tweeted alongside a screenshot of the lengthy first set. But the 36-year-old thought they didn\u2019t come close to his own antics. \u201c83 minutes for a 7-6 set is nothing Jose come on! come back to me when they hit 85 minutes for a set,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n

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It comes after Murray claimed it was \u201cridiculous\u201d to spend 45 minutes playing the first five games of his match against Hanfmann. Speaking after he notched a win over the German, Murray said: \u201cIt was tough.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first four or five games were something like 45 minutes. I don\u2019t remember having that really before, it was ridiculous. And then had a chance at the end of the first set, didn\u2019t get it and just managed to sneak a break at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The three-time Grand Slam champion will be hoping to keep things short and sweet when he faces Tomas Etcheverry with a quarter-final spot on the line. But in true Murray fashion, he could be dragged into another dogfight.<\/p>\n