WATCH: Andy Murray Uses Underhanded Tactic Against Diego Schwartzman

Andy Murray has been on fire in the Virtual Madrid Open. He recently made his way to the final where he’ll be facing David Goffin. 

However, it was not before Diego Schwartzman decided to show some sportsman spirit. This allowed Andy to sail through. Diego decided that his connection was stronger which gave him an advantage. 

Andy Murray decided to get mischievous in his match with Diego. Amidst all the fun, he rolled out an underhanded tactic to catch him by surprise. It would have certainly forced many to look closely if he would have attempted this in reality. 

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What did Andy Murray do? 

Andy Murray decided to pull out an underarm serve which obviously was not anticipated by Diego. As happens in real life, that cheeky serve is very difficult to predict and rarely utilized by the players in the name of sportsmanship.

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However, Andy decided that there was nothing wrong in having some fun and pulled this rabbit out of his hat. After losing the point, Diego Schwartzman laughed out loud as he said that he couldn’t believe Andy Murray just did that. Andy Murray had no sign of remorse as he continued to celebrate his hard-earned point. 

An underarm serve is usually looked at with disdain in tennis. The most recent incident which comes to the mind is when Nick Kyrgios used it against Rafael Nadal. This would seriously cost Kyrgios as he would be bashed by all fans and labelled as disrespectful by the supporters. 

The thing which should be clear is that the underarm serve is hundred per cent legal in tennis. Even though it is not used much, if a player decides to employ it he’ll not be penalised. It can be a specifically masterful tool against players who stand too far across the baseline to pull them ahead.