The Scot played his last ATP tournament last October. Now, Murray returned to the courts again and he's showing his presence at the Western & Southern Open. After defeating Frances Tiafoe in the first round, he outplayed also Alexander Zverev and will face Milos Raonic in the third round. After the match against the German, he said:

"In practice, I was getting belted by everyone. That had also been the case when I had been playing practice matches and practice sets back home. Couldn't win one,” Murray said, cracking a smile. “But practice doesn't really matter. It's what obviously you do on the match court.”

“Sometimes I think outwardly if you looked at me, if you're watching me on the court and you're watching from the stands, you might think that I get really down on myself and that I'm very negative,” Murray said. “Outwardly I definitely am. But I think inside me I have a very, very strong self-belief and know that I can win matches like that. Although it doesn't always appear that way when you're watching me on the court, I always believe, even when outwardly it seems like I might be flagging or being negative.”

“I was moving pretty well at the end of the match. Definitely had some lulls in there, like drop-offs in intensity, a bit of energy at times. It was ridiculously hot at the beginning of the match, unbelievably hot and humid,” Murray said. “I think I would have gotten through a five-setter… it would have been tough, for sure.”

“Obviously it was a big one to get through,” Murray said. “If I had lost the match from being 4-1 up in the third, having opportunities and the way that I played to go down from 4-1 to 4-5 was obviously not very good. Made some bad mistakes. Stopped moving my feet. Probably a bit of nerves in there, a bit of fatigue. Just a bit of rustiness, as well, I think from not playing and having to close matches out against top players for a long time," said Murray. "It would have been a tough one to lose. I was satisfied obviously to get through it, get a win against a top player after having not played for such a long time.”

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