Andy Murray puts down racquet and picks up remote

Madrid, April 30

Brit Andy Murray rolled into the men’s semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro on Wednesday with a dominating 6-1 victory over Germany’s Alexander Zverev.

After the easy victory, Murray cracked, “I’m just much better than the other guys. That’s the reality.”

What planet are you from @andy_murray? 🚀 Astonishing performance! Ploughs into the semis at the #MMOPEN Virtual Pro!#PlayAtHome 🎮 pic.twitter.com/ZU27sKqE17

— #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) April 29, 2020

Murray will face Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman in Thursday’s semifinals.

Schwartzman posted a 6-3 victory over Italy’s Fabio Fognini in the quarters.

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and Belgium’s David Goffin will meet in the other men’s semifinal. Tsitsipas downed Spain’s David Ferrer 6-2, while Goffin rolled past France’s Benoit Paire 6-0.

The finals will also be held on Thursday.

On the women’s side, Caroline Wozniacki needed seven minutes to finish off Brit Johanna Konta in a 6-0 trouncing.

Wozniacki faces Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens in the semis. Bertens, who won the actual Madrid Open title in 2019, defeated Swiss Belinda Bencic 6-4.

“This is more frustrating than tennis,” Bencic said after one Bertens volley landed for a winner. “It’s like real life against you.”

Romania’s Sorana Cirstea also advanced to the semis with a 7-6 (4) triumph over Canada’s Bianca Andreescu.

Cirstea next faces France’s Fiona Ferro, who was a 7-6 (3) winner over Croatia’s Donna Vekic.

The women’s finals will also be held Thursday. — Reuters