Andy Murray in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open, Melbourne
Andy Murray in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open, Melbourne | (Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images)

Tennis | Wimbledon 2023 | Murray takes on compatriot Peniston for Wimbledon bragging rights

By Tony Fairbairn at Wimbledon

  • Andy Murray v Ryan Peniston [WC]
  • H2H: First Meeting
LONDON, ENGLAND – Andy Murray takes on fellow Brit Ryan Peniston as Wimbledon bragging rights and a place in the second round is at stake.

 

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H2H & Match Fundamentals

Andy Murray v Ryan Peniston [WC] H2H: First Meeting
Wimbledon 2023 London, England
Grass (O) Prize Money: £55,000
TBC BBC Sport

Andy Murray is looking for a successful outing at Wimbledon this time around as he takes on compatriot Ryan Peniston for a place in the second round.

 

Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2023)

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H2H: Andy Murray (WR 39) Ryan Peniston (WR 267)
Tournament Previous Best Champion (2013, 2016) R2 (2022)
1st Serve % 62.3 60
Service Games Won % 78.8 69.1
Break Points Saved % 58.3 58.3
2nd Serve Return Points Won % 48.3 52.9
Break Points Converted % 30.4 31.7

Murray will look to be clinical on return while Peniston will need to improve his statistics on serve especially when it comes to his first serve.

 

 

Playing styles and prediction

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Peniston had an encouraging couple of performances at Queen’s Club but ultimately the Brit has lacked confidence and gained very few match wins. However Peniston has the perfect game for grass with an accurate lefty serve mixed with aggressive groundstrokes as the wildcard has nothing to lose heading into this match and will have everything to gain in what will be one of the best moments of his career.

Murray will look to improve his level on serve and be aggressive as he looks to create a mix of depth and pace to force errors from Peniston’s game. Meanwhile Peniston will look to be aggressive from the baseline and take the match to Murray as he will look to neutralise the Murray return with quick and clever serves. This should be a good early test for Murray given Peniston’s qualities but Peniston lacks any real confidence to give Murray a serious scare in this match.

Prediction: Murray in straight sets.

 

 

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