On January 13, Beijing time, the ATP250 Sydney quarterfinals began to compete, and the former world number one Murray met with the No. 8 seed Goffin. The two have met six times before, with Murray winning the final victory. Today's match Murray won the first set easily, then Goffin chose to retire, and Murray received a retirement gift to advance to the final four.
In the first set, Murray took the lead, Murray saved the first set, and in the second set Murray broke in the Goffin serve to take a 2-0 lead. In the 5th set, Murray defused the break point to save the success. In the 7th set, Murray again defused the break point to save the serve, and then in the 8th set Murray broke again to win the first set 6-2.
After winning the first set, No. 8 seed Goffin opted out of the tournament, allowing Murray to make it to the final four and continue his hopes of impacting the title.
This is Murray's second time in the tour round of four after a gap of 27 months. Murray's opponent in the next round will be American Opelka, who eliminated Midi Island Brandon in two sets to advance. Murray will then make his career 69th Tour Final, after Murray won 46 titles in the 68 Tour Finals.