"I hope he reflects": Andy Murray urged to reconsider pessimistic view after 2023 Paris Masters defeat
ATPWednesday, 01 November 2023 at 09:55
Britain’s Davis Cup captain Leon Smith has urged the former
world number one Andy Murray to reconsider his pessimistic view after a recent
debacle.
The 36-year-old suffered a defeat in the first round of the
Paris Masters to Australia’s Alex de Minaur with a score of 6-7, 6-4, 5-7.
After the match, Murray admitted that he is ‘not enjoying’
playing at the highest level. His comments raised concerns about his future.
Smith was quoted in a report on Daily Express where he urged
the three-time Grand Slam winner to reconsider those remarks.
“I think it’s normal,” he said. “He’s a bloody good tennis
player and he’s trying to find that way because he’s not been far away in some
matches. Like, yesterday would have been a really good win.
“What is Demon, like 13 in the world? It’s a bloody good win
and he’s so close to it and he is getting hacked off on the court because he
knows he can do better still. I think it must be difficult.
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“The Tsitsipas match [in the Wimbledon second-round] and
there’s been moments this year where he could’ve changed things quite a lot by
getting over the line in a couple of them and I know he hasn’t and that will
really frustrate him.
“I think if you win a bit less, it’s just normal. Where do
you get your confidence from? It’s winning isn’t it? I hope he reflects on
yesterday because I thought he played some really, really good tennis.
“From a set and 4-3 down he sort of clicked up a gear. He
was playing well in the first set, I mean he should have won the first set
really as well. But I thought it was what he was doing with the stuff he’s been
working on in practice, I thought that was the best - from what I have seen as well - as best as
he’s hit the ball and what he was doing with it.
“I thought he was
dominating on his forehand from the centre of the court really, really well. I
thought he played better when he came forwards at the net than previous. So for
me, those two elements were really good. Very aggressive on second serve, returning
it.”
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