In the opening round of the Gijon Open, Andy Murray fought his way past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, demonstrating that he still likes the competition.
The first set featured a lot of fighting as Murray got off to yet another sluggish start. After fighting off numerous waves from Fokina, who made a valiant effort to go up a double break, Murray did settle into a decent rhythm, and in the end, he was able to tie the score at four all. In the last stretch, he outplayed Fokina, leaving him unhappy with the outcome.
"In the first set he was playing much better than me,” said Murray during the on-court interview. “He had a lot of chances to get the second break of serve and I managed to stay tough in those moments. At the 4-3 game he played a bad game to give me the break back and after that, I started to play a little bit better."
It was a good for win for Murray overall as he admitted that it's not getting any easier: “Obviously I still enjoy it. It’s not easy, the young guys are moving up extremely well, and they’re all hitting the ball harder and harder. Sometimes it is difficult to keep up, but I still enjoy it."
“We had a fantastic crowd today, a really nice atmosphere for the first round of a tournament… I really enjoy playing in new places, I’ve never been here before and it’s a beautiful place, so I’m happy to be here" concluded Murray.
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