Andy Murray jokes that he’s too good as he sails through to virtual Madrid Open semi-finals

Andy Murray will go down as 1 of tennis’ greats in the contemporary era and it appears his prowess in the activity also extends to the virtual realm.

The three-time Grand Slam winner’s remarkable displaying at the Mutua Madrid Open up Digital Professional continued on Wednesday when he moved into the semi-finals.

Murray defeat Alexander Zverev 6-1 on PlayStation sport Tennis Earth Tour in a levels of competition arranged to swap the postponed Madrid Open up.

Following his in depth dismantling of Zverev in the quarter-finals, Murray joked he was just far too excellent for the opposition.

The Brit laughed off mischievous accusations from event organiser Feliciano Lopez, sent with a smile, that his rivals were boasting the levels of competition was remaining fastened in his favour.

‘I know it looks that way but I’m just a lot better than the other guys,’ reported Murray, who defeat Rafael Nadal in the group phase.

‘Sometimes when points appear far too straightforward people today like to make conspiracies but this is the actuality regretably.

‘When I performed Rafa, he reported I was practising far too a lot and now Zverev experienced the wrong controller.

‘Everyone has bought their excuses but the purpose is I’m just better than them.’

Murray will confront Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the semi-finals and is the sole British hope remaining right after Johanna Konta suffered a thumping 6- quarter-ultimate defeat by Caroline Wozniacki.

Konta was hoping to repeat her heroics in the Miami Open up ultimate in 2017 where she defeat Wozniacki to choose the title but it wasn’t to be in the virtual planet.

The charity initiative will donate £43,600 (€50,000) to the Madrid Food items Bank to aid cut down the social impression of the coronavirus pandemic.

The winner of each individual event will get about £130,000 (€150,000) from which they will be in a position to decide how a lot they donate to their colleagues on the tour who have been worst impacted by the sport’s shutdown.

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