Briton Andy Murray puts on a brave front after Grand Slam loss
Seeded fifth at the 2011 Australian Open, Andy Murray of Britain was hoping to be the first Briton in 75 years to bag a men's singles grand slam title. However, Serb Novak Djokovic crushed the professional’s dreams, as he took
Andy down in straight sets to clinch the championship title. Djokovic instantly exercised his authority on the match, taking the first set 6-4. Proceeding further, Murray's performance deteriorated as he lost the second set 2-6 and finally faced defeat at
the hands of Nole, losing the deciding third set 3-6.
Murray, who has made appearances in three grand slam finals, stated, "It's better than it was last year. You know, it was obviously tough, disappointing. I thought Novak played unbelievably well and yeah, it's tough, but I've got
to deal with it. I was in a much worse state last year than I was this year. I don't know why. I'll see what I do from here, you know. I don't know, I might not play for a few months, I might feel like playing in a week's time. It depends -- see how I feel.
I want to keep working hard, try and improve, but I said before the final, it's not something that I lose sleep over at night."
Andy battled it out against Spaniard David Ferrer in the semifinals of the championship. Ferrer took the first set 6-4. That, however, seemed to have been all he had to offer as Murray took the second set 7-6, the following set
6-1 and the deciding fourth set 7-6 to eliminate David from the tournament.
Murray further added, "It's going to be tough for sure for a few days but I want to try and win one, of course. But if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. I'm just working as hard as I can. I train very hard, I take tennis very
seriously. But I love my life away from tennis, as well. That's why maybe this year, compared with last, I'm very, very happy off the court. I'm enjoying myself. There's other things to look forward to, too."
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