Andy Murray vs. Grigor Dimitrov: Score, Reaction from 2016 Miami Open

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Published: March 28, 2016

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Grigor Dimitrov picked up by far his biggest win of the 2016 season, defeating second-seeded Andy Murray 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-3 in the third round of the 2016 Miami Open on Monday in Key Biscayne, Florida.

It's Dimitrov's third victory over Murray in nine tries and his first since Wimbledon 2014. This is Murray's second third-round exit in as many tournaments following his loss to Federico Delbonis at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.

Little separated the two in the first set until the tiebreaker. The numbers, per TennisTV, illustrated how slim the margins were:



In the tiebreak, though, Dimitrov looked caught between two mindsets of how to attack his opponent and lost his aggression. Murray used that indecision to his advantage and dictated the flow of the extra frame from start to finish, eventually winning 7-1 and taking the first set.  

Dimitrov didn't dwell too much on his bad luck during the changeover. The 24-year-old Bulgarian won the first four games of the second set to grab a commanding lead. Suddenly, Murray was the one melting down, and he took his frustration out on his racket, slamming it down multiple times into his bag. That earned an admonishment from the chair umpire, per tennis journalist Chris Goldsmith:



Murray and the umpire engaged back and forth throughout the entire match, per Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times:



Murray clawed his way back into the set and had a break-point opportunity down 4-5, but Dimitrov held and evened the match. He was a bit understated in his celebrations following set point, via the tournament's official Twitter account:



The third set was a great example of how less can be more at times. Dimitrov opted for a more patient approach from the baseline rather than going at Murray on every point. When he had an opening, he went in for the kill. For the most pa...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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