Without a doubt, Marcelo Rios He is the most representative Chilean tennis player in history, capable of marking a before and after in the country and the one who knew how to reach the top of the ATP ranking, which caused all the youngest to begin to get involved in the sport. But as if that weren’t enough, once off the court and retired from professionalism, he still excites fans to the point that a tennis legend garnered praise.
The “Chino”‘s career within the circuit lasted exactly a decade where he came to face several historical players such as Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, but beyond the tennis players he had to come across there is a tennis player who never had him in front of him and , even so, filled him with praise. This is the case of Andy Murray. When the british began in professionalism, Marcelo Rios he had retired and moved away from the tennis courts several months ago.
In this sense, the Scotsman who knew how to be on top of the world by dethroning Nadal, Federer and Djokovic in the corridors of one of the most important tournaments was arrested by Chilean journalists who asked him about the native of Vitacura. “I never got to play with Ríos, but together with my brother (Jamie Murray) we enjoyed watching him”started the born in Glasgow.
But that was not all, Andy Murray went further and referred to the style of play that Marcelo Ríos imposed inside the court, where he put all his rivals in trouble with powerful shots that seemed impossible to reach and return. “He’s a very entertaining guy to watch, incredibly talented. We enjoyed watching him growing up, but he never got to play against me.”added the Briton.
Source: (Keno Globetrotter)
He also surrendered to Massú
Just as Murray showered praise on Marcelo Ríos, he was not the only national tennis player to receive support from the tennis legend. During the same press conference, the 35-year-old man referred to the return of Nicolás Massú to the circuit as Dominic Thiem’s coach, with whom he managed to win the 2020 US Open and rise to third place in the ranking.
“Massu was still there when I arrived on the tour. I only remember him as an intense guy on the court, fighting very hard and he has already done a great job training Dominic Thiem, so it’s very nice to see him back on the circuit, ”he said.
