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Queens Open: Matteo Berrettini vs. Andy Murray 6/17/21

Matteo Berrettini vs Andy Murray
June 17, 2021 8:00 am EDT

Top seeded Italian Matteo Berrettini will face local hero Andy Murray in the Round of 16 of the 2021 Queens Open. The match is scheduled to be played on Thursday June 17th, 2021 at approximately 8:20am EST.

Fans here at the 2021 Queens Open are in for a treat as former world number one and British hero Sir Andy Murray will do battle against top seed and world number nine Matteo Berrettini. Murray is a former champion of this event and will have some fond memories here at Queens, and surely hopes that his vast grass court experience will prove decisive against the flashy Italian Star. Can Murray cause the upset and advance to the Quarter-Finals here at home?

Matteo Berrettini is ranked #9 on the ATP Tour, and is the top seed here at the 2021 Queens Open. The Italian has been having an outstanding year so far in 2021, and will be hoping that his recent success translates to the grass courts. Berrettini has a huge serve and possibly the biggest forehand in tennis, so if he is in form he will be incredibly difficult to stop on these lightning quick courts. He is the massive favorite here against Andy Murray who is an all time great, but has been having major struggles with injuries over the past few years and is seemingly close to the end of a glittering career. While he should be favored to win here, the Italian should not underestimate his opponent who has claimed multiple grass court titles in his career, including the big one at Wimbledon.

Andy Murray is a British tennis legend, and a three time Grand Slam winner. He also has the record for the most titles here at Queens, with five. Despite all of his struggles in recent years, Murray has been awarded a Wild Card entry to Wimbledon and will be desperate to get some good preparation for that here at Queens, and started solidly with a win over Benoit Paire. He was dominant on both serve and return, and his confidence will be very high heading into this tough battle with Matteo Berrettini. While the Italian is the favorite, Murray will be backing himself here and will likely use every ounce of his experience to get through here.

While this is sure to be an exciting match for the fans, its outcome is quite predictable. Andy Murray is a tennis legend but due to his unfortunate injures is no longer near the player he once was, and will likely struggle here against one of the most powerful players on the ATP Tour. Matteo Berrettini is likely to dominate this match using his huge serve and groundstrokes, advancing to the Quarter-Finals here at the 2021 Queens Open in straight sets.

Andy T's Free Pick: Matteo Berrettini to win

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