In the early morning of May 4, Beijing time, the second round of the ATP1000 Madrid Masters began to compete, and the former world number one Murray met with the 14th seed Shapovalov of the tournament. After three fierce sets of matches, Murray eliminated his opponent 2-1 and advanced to the round of 16 to successfully meet his old rival Djokovic.
In the first set, Murray took the lead in the 4th set to complete the break and take a 3-1 lead. In the 5th set, Murray defused the break point to save the serve, and then he broke again in the 6th set to take a 5-1 lead. In the 7th inning, Murray Love game saved and won the first set 6-1.
In the first four sets of the second set, both sides saved their own serves, in the 5th set Shabo defused 2 break points to save the service, and in the 6th set Shabo successfully broke the Murray service to gain a 4-2 advantage. In the 9th set, Shabo successfully saved the ball to win the set and win the second set 6-3.
In the 4th set of the decider Shabo saved two break points to save serve, and in the 6th set Murray completed the break to take a 4-2 lead. In the 7th set, Murray defused the break point to save the set, and 5-2 into the game of Shabo's no way back. In the 8th set, Murray broke again and won the decider 6-2.
In a 2-hour and 8-minute match, Murray defeated No. 14 seed Shapovalov 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the round of 16. In the next round, Murray will meet his old rival Djokovic, who has played each other a total of 36 times before, with Djokovic having the upper hand with a 25-11 loss. The last time Murray and Djokovic met was in the final in Doha in 2017, when Murray lost in three sets.