In the early morning of May 3, Beijing time, the first round of the ATP1000 Madrid Masters began to compete, and in a duel between Grand Slam champions, Murray and Tim met in a narrow road. The two have met 4 times before, each winning 2. Today's match was even better, as he beat his opponent in two straight sets to win his first clay victory since the 2017 French Open.
In the first set, Thiem defused the break point in the second set to save the serve, and in the first five sets of the game, both sides saved the serve, and Murray took the lead in the 6th set to take a 4-2 lead. In the 9th set, Murray managed to save his serve and won the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Murray defused three break points in the second set and stubbornly held on, and in the third set he broke Tim's serve, and then Murray love game took a 3-1 lead. Both sides then saved the set and Murray won the second set 6-4.
In the end, in a match that took 1 hour and 42 minutes, Murray defeated Thiem 6-3, 6-4 to successfully reach the second round of the race. In the next round, Murray will face Shapovalov, who knocked Amber out in two sets. 2020 US Open champion Thiem is still struggling to win after his comeback, and he has suffered eight consecutive defeats in all competitions.