Tennis News: Battered Andy Murray flies back home
It was a disappointing performance to say the least from British No. 1, Andy Murray. He did so well to get to the final of Australian Open but the journey ended one step short of glory. Andy Murray who managed to stay strong and
firm to make it to the final of the Grand Slam unfortunately fell short of expectations. He could have been the first British player to win a major Grand Slam title in decades (With no Nadal or Federer around) if he had beaten Novak Djokovic. May be that moment
did not belong to him as he was given a humiliating defeat from the former Australian Open champion. Djokovic won the match in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 convincingly handing defeat to his opponent.
Critics are already calling for a change in the Andy Murray game plan, techniques and coaching set up. It would be a tough time for the young star as he tries to recover but he says he will not rush or make any false decisions
to get over the matter. The young British tennis player may not return to the tour until March after his astonishing defeat as much more was expected from him.
“I am not desperate to put it right,” said Murray. When question about the importance of this defeat and the effect it may have on his future performances. “I don’t think that is the right way to go about it. I want to have good
time whilst I am away from the court, I want to enjoy myself when I am competing in the tournaments and I want to enjoy my training. The balance between the two makes it as fun and as best as possible”.
As the French Open and Wimbledon get closer, there will be more pressure on Murray to perform well as some critics still believe that 23-year-old super star is not good enough to win prestigious tournaments when he has lost three
finals already.
It is definitely not an easy task to win a Grand Slam especially with players like Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer around. But the young super star will have plenty of time to think about what went wrong and how he can make a strong
come as he flies back home but one thing is for sure he will come up with his own plan.
"It doesn't faze me what everybody else thinks," he said. "I gave the best I could every time. I would like to have played better but I didn't. It's not an easy thing to get to a grand slam final. It is very, very difficult to
win one as well. I know that. Everyone can say whatever they think but I will go away and enjoy myself while they are worrying about that."
The three tennis champions ( Andre Agassi, Goran Ivanisevic and Ivan Lendi) lost their first three Grand Slam finals but went on to become champions at least once in their careers. When asked about this connection, he said: "I'm
not Andre Agassi and I don't pretend to be any of those guys. But I work hard and I try my best. If I don't get there, it's not the end of the world."
Andy Murray said he may not come back to the tour until March at his next two compulsory tournaments. The No. 5 seed is aware of what took place last year when he returned too early and lacked motivation. Still we can rest assure
he will be backto have another go at his first Major title.
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