Andy Murray mentioned that his objectives and targets at the moment are totally different to what they had been 5-10 years in the past. Murray will shift his focus to Dubai Championships after ending because the finalist in Doha.
UPDATED: Feb 26, 2023 14:41 IST
Murray will now concentrate on the Dubai championships. (AP Photo)
By India Today Sports Desk: The three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray acknowledged that his objectives and targets are totally different to what they had been 5-10 years in the past.
Murray was on the verge of retiring from aggressive tennis in 2019 owing to a hip subject and surgical procedure within the following 12 months. However, the previous world primary fought again and is now targetting 800 profession wins after ending as a finalist in Doha.
The 35-year-old Murray misplaced the Doha summit conflict 6-4, 6-4 to Russian Daniil Medvedev in his solely fourth ATP title conflict since returning to the tour. The Scot harassed that he nonetheless has lots to realize regardless of taking part in with a partly steel hip.
“It’s important to have goals and targets and some of those goals are different to what they were 5-10 years ago. But I have ambitions of winning tournaments and having deep runs in majors, winning a certain number of matches in my career,” Murray mentioned.
“I’d like to try to get to 800 match wins, which I think I’m like 75 (77) away from. There are little things that you can do to keep yourself motivated. Part of it is seeing how far I can go with the physical limitations I have.”
Murray competed in 4 straight three-set matches in Doha, showcasing his qualities within the semi-final by saving 5 match factors towards Jiri Lehecka to storm into his 71st ATP remaining.
“I didn’t know how much I was going to be able to play or if I’d be able to compete at this level again,” mentioned Murray.
“So now that I know that I’m able to, I want to see how far that can go, because it’s a challenge and something I’m proud of the results that I’m having with a large physical limitation.”
Murray will now concentrate on the Dubai championships, which begins on February 27.
Published On:
Feb 26, 2023
