Andy Murray reckons his preparation for Melbourne Park is much better this year than what it was the previous year.
In 2014, Murray was just recovered from a back operation and his body was perhaps not in the best shape for Australian Open. He had played in the tournament though, but, was clearly rusty and could not get past Round of 8.
It was Roger Federer who had got him knocked out of the competition back then.
But, this year, it’s been different with Murray. Having ended the last season on a high, he is confident and jubilant. There are no fitness issues either with him. He played fine tennis in United Arab Emirates a few weeks ago. So, he is up for it and one can imagine him to be able to make at least to the semis. Read more »
Andy Murray would still not have forgotten that night of the previous season when Roger Federer simply demolished him in his own backyard during tour finals.
All Murray could do there was to win one game in two sets. It was a big embarrassment for the Scot.
He would have dearly liked to meet Federer in the Australian Open and avenge that, but, it would not happen now as the Swiss legend lost to Andreas Seppi yesterday.
Federer must have felt the same after this loss as Murray felt back there in London, that feeling of embarrassment.
Murray knows what kind of feeling that is and how much pain it gives to a sportsperson. Read more »
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May 29, 2014 3:45 am | 
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Like quite a few other top players, Andy Murray also had a tough start in his first match at Indian Wells, but, his performance got better and better as the action proceeded and he won eventually to get into the third round of the tournament.
Murray’s opponent in the match was Lukas Rosol who is not quite in the league of the Scot. So, it was supposed to be more of a one sided contest.
But, Rosol who is a couple of years elder to Murray in age stunned everyone as he won the first set in comprehensive fashion. He just outsmarted his Scot opponent in that whole set which made people start wondering if an upset was going to happen, but, that wasn’t the case to be.
Murray came into the second set with ruthless approach and banged some powerful shots in to disturb Rosol’s rhythm. Once he did that, it was all too easy for him. He collected points frequently from that stage and ensured the exit of his Czech opponent from the tournament.
This was the first time ever that Murray and Rosol was playing a singles match against each other.
Talking to the reporters in the post match interview, Murray said, “Lukas is one of those guys who generate a lot of power. So, it’s important for you as an opponent not to let him dominate and that’s what my game plan was in the last two sets. I was on the attack so that I could unsettle him.”
“It’s not quite easy to bounce back from the situation which I was in at one point of time. Your character gets tested in such situations.”
Murray will be locking horns with another Czech player in the third round i.e. Jiri Vesely.