On January 15, Beijing time, the ATP250 Adelaide Men's Singles Final was contested, and the former world Number One Murray met with karatsev, the number one seed of the tournament, which was Murray's second time in 27 months to reach the final on the Tour. After two sets of competition, Karatsev defeated Murray with a wild card 6-3 to successfully lift the trophy of the tournament.
Murray took the lead in the first set, and Karatsev cashed in on the third break point in the first set, after which he took a 2-0 lead. In the 9th set, Murray had a set of his own, and at the crucial moment, Karatsev broke again to win the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Karatsev took the lead in the second set to complete the break, and in the third set he held the lead 3-0. In the 5th set Karatsev defused five break points in the serve and stubbornly saved the serve, in the 9th set Karatsev ushered in his own serve to win the championship, Murray saved the first 2 championship points, and on the 3rd championship point Karatsev successfully cashed in, winning the second set 6-3.
In the end, after two sets of competition, the world's No. 20 Karatsev defeated Murray 6-3, 6-3 to win his first title of the season and the third title of his career. Murray missed the 47th title of his career, and his 27-month-long championship drought continues.