Norrie facing FAA today - hopefully will do better than Murray. Tough match.
He will be able to accumulate some extra points from tournaments he missed last year you would think. Currently sitting just inside the world’s top 90 on the live rankings with 761 points.
He would need 1100+ to break top 50, 2000+ to break top 20 seems a mile away.
Real Jekyll and Hyde performances from Murray here in Doha. Against Taro he looked sharp and dominated the game right from the start. Last night was the opposite, and not helped as Bautista Agut had one of those days where everything he tried, worked.
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out of the big 4.
FAA leads 6-3 4-3 with a break of serve in the second set.
His next big opportunity to make a splash upwards the rankings is likely going to be Wimbledon.
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/murray-rotterdam-2022-preview
Dan Evans set to be the 4th seed in Doha.
Other than avoiding the double bagel, hard to see many positives...
Norrie is no. 1 seed in the tournament. He will face no. 2 seed Opelka in the final.
Murray will play a qualifier in his first round. Evans has been drawn against no. 2 seed Rublev. Very unfortunate.
Norrie also has a tough first round draw, facing world no. 29 and upcoming star Carlos Alcaraz.
Top seeds in Dubai are Djokovic, Rublev, Auger-Aliassime and Sinner. Top seeds in Mexico are Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas and Nadal.
Murray has broken serve immediately in the second set.
On serve in the deciding set. 2-2 currently.