[Archive 2017-01-23] Murray loses to rank 50 Zverev in Australian Open's fourth round

Historical archive — originally published 2017-01-23. This report records what was known on that date. It is not current news; subsequent events may have changed the situation. Wikinews closed in May 2026.

Yesterday, German tennis player Mischa Zverev defeated Scottish player and current world number 1 Andy Murray in the Australian Open's 4th round. 50th ranked Zverev is to face Roger Federer in his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final.

Zverev won the first set 7–5, with seven aces total through the match. Last year's runner-up Murray made a comeback in the second set serving ten aces in the match. Zverev took on the next two sets, winning it 6–2 and 6–4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament. Murray committed 28 unforced errors in the entire match — two more than Zverev. The match lasted over three and half hours.

Zverev won 65 net points out of 118. Murray won just 29 out of 44. Zverev won two out of three break points, Murray registering none. Murray has played against Zverev on four occasions previously, winning all four.

Federer defeated Japanese player Kei Nishikori 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3. The seven-time Wimbledon Champion has featured in 48 Grand Slam quarter-finals before.

Murray has lost five Australian Open finals, four against Serbian player Novak Djokovic. Current world number 2 Djokovic was eliminated in the second round of the tournament. This is the first time in last fifteen years that neither world number 1 or 2 has competed in the Australian Open's quarterfinal in the men's category.

Murray has never won the Australian Open title but the Scot would still be world number one, because of Djokovic's early exit. 1715 points separates Murray from six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic who completed his Grand Slam last year.

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