ANDY MURRAY DRAWN TO FACE MARCUS WILLIS IN TIE BREAK TENS VIENNA GROUP STAGES; SKY SPORTS TO SCREEN, FACEBOOK, TENNIS.COM TO STREAM EVENT LIVE

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ANDY MURRAY DRAWN TO FACE MARCUS WILLIS IN TIE BREAK TENS VIENNA GROUP STAGES; SKY SPORTS TO SCREEN, FACEBOOK, TENNIS.COM TO STREAM EVENT LIVE

epa05578284 Andy Murray of Britain in action against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during their men's singles final of the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, 09 October 2016. Murray won the final. EPA/WU HONG  |

October 20th, 2016

 

Murray Drawn To Face Willis In Tie Break Tens Vienna Group Stages; Sky Sports To Screen, Facebook, Tennis.Com To Stream Event Live

 

The World No.2 Andy Murray has been drawn to face the 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic and unlikely Wimbledon hero Marcus Willis in the round-robin stages of Tie Break Tens, which takes place on Sunday night.

 

World No.10 Dominic Thiem, the 2008 Australian Open runner-up Jo Wilfried Tsonga and former World No.2 Tommy Haas will contest the other group.

 

The top two players in each group will advance to the semifinals. The winner of the final will receive a winner-takes-all cheque for $250,000. Each match will take the form of a quick-fire, first-to-10 point tie-break (with a margin of two points).

 

Willis, the World No.498 who won six matches to qualify for the Wimbledon main draw, will be taking on a childhood hero in Ivanisevic, and arguably the best player in the world at the moment in Murray. He still thinks he can win.

 

Marcus Willis of Great Britain during his second round match against Roger Federer of Switzerland at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 29 June 2016 EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

‘Could I beat Andy Murray in a ten-point tie-break? Probably,” said Willis. “It’s ten points. Accrington Stanley would lose to Manchester United over 90 minutes, but in a 10-minute match they would stand a chance. I think it will suit my game. It’s exciting, it’s a sprint, and the crowd are going to be into it. I’m lucky to have been given this opportunity and I’m going to get in there.”

 

Tie Break Tens Vienna will take place at 7pm CET on Sunday (6pm UK, 1pm EST). It will be televised live on ORF in Austria, and Sky Sports 4 in the UK.

 

It will also be live-streamed, free, via Facebook Live on the Tie Break Tens Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/tiebreaktens/, and on Tennis.com

 

The inaugural Tie Break Tens event at the Royal Albert Hall in London last December was won by British No.2 Kyle Edmund. He defeated Murray 10-7 in the final to win more money in one night than he had accumulated throughout the rest of 2015. Edmund said afterwards that he would invest the money in his tennis preparation and support team. He has since jumped from No.102 to a current career-high of No.43 in the rankings.

 

 

TIE BREAK TENS

 

Group A

Dominic Thiem

Jo Wilfried Tsonga

Tommy Haas

 

Group B

Andy Murray

Marcus Willis

Goran Ivanisevic

 

Schedule – Starting at 7pm CET (1pm EST, 6pm UK)

Match 1 – Thiem vs. Tsonga

Match 2 – Murray vs. Ivanisevic

Match 3 – Tsonga vs. Haas

Match 4 – Murray vs. Willis

Match 5 –Thiem vs. Haas

Match 6 – Ivanisevic vs. Willis

 

Semi-Finals

Match 7 – Winner of Group A vs. Runner-up in Group B

Match 8 – Winner of Group B vs. Runner-up in Group A

 

3rd/4th Play Off

Match 9 – Loser of Match 7 vs. Loser of Match 8

 

The Final

Match 10 – Winner of Match 7 vs. Winner of Match 8

 

Tickets still available.

 

Tickets: goo.gl/6oTH55

Tie Break Tens Website: goo.gl/6uJndq

Twitter: @TieBreakTens

Facebook: http://facebook.com/tiebreaktens

Erste Bank Open 500 Vienna Website: http://www.erstebank-open.com/en/

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