Queen’s Club Championship 2021: Andy Murray brushes past Benoit Paire on return, advances to second round – Andy Murray, who returned to grass-court after a long gap of 2018, has won the opening match of Queen’s Club Championship 2021 against Benoit Paire. He won the straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
Andy Murray beats Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-2 for his first singles win on British soil for 1084 days!
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— cinch Championships (@QueensTennis) June 15, 2021
We're not crying it's just…allergies. 🥺
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“The body is old, but I did quite well today in terms of movement and stuff, considering it was my first (singles) match on grass in three years,” Murray said before choking up with emotion as the crowd cheered, as quoted by Reuters.
“I love playing tennis and it was great to be out here competing again.”
Murray has struggled to return to his former level since having hip resurfacing surgery in January 2019 with niggling injuries limiting his tournament time, as per Sky Sports.
He had earlier tested COVID-19 positive ahead of the Australian Open. In March, he suffering a groin injury and then decided to skip the clay-court season in order to prepare for the British summer.
The 34-year-old, currently ranked 123 in the world, took 65 minutes to defeat the Frenchman. He will next face Matteo Berrettini.
Andy Murray vs Benoit Paire: Live Stream
| Area | ATP Masters 1000s | ATP 500s | ATP 250s |
| Australia | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
| France | Canal+, Eurosport | Eurosport | Eurosport |
| Germany | Sky Deutschland |
Sky Deutschland |
Sky Deutschland |
| Spain | Telefonica (Movistar), Siccative (TVE) |
Telefonica (Movistar) | Telefonica (Movistar) |
| United Kingdom | Amazon Prime Video | Amazon Prime Video | Amazon Prime Video |
| United States | Tennis Channel | Tennis Channel | Tennis Channel |
Andy Murray vs Benoit Paire – Cinch Championship 2021: Live Stream in India
In India, you can watch Cinch Championship 2021 on Tennis TV.
Andy Murray vs Benoit Paire – Cinch Championship 2021: Prize Money
| Round | Points | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 500 | €113,785 | |
| Finals | 300 | €84,075 | |
| SF | 180 | €59,860 | |
| Quarter-Finals | 90 | €40,765 | |
| Round 16 | 45 | €25,480 | |
| Round 32 | 20 | €14,650 | |
| Qualifier | 20 | ||
| Qualifier 3 | 0 | ||
| Qualifier 2 | 10 | €6,750 | |
| Qualifier 1 | 0 | €3,565 |
