"I was never focused on numbers" says Andy Murray after joining 700-match win list

Andy Murray won his 700th match in his career against Daniel Taro in Indian Wells and after the match he reflects on his journey.

Murray hit the 500-wins mark at the Miami Open in 2015 and cleared 600 the following year at the Western & Southern Open, both with wins over Kevin Anderson. In the prime of his career, Murray needed just 116 matches in what was his quickest progress between century landmarks.

The Great Scot’s ascent to No. 700, by contrast, was his longest milestone journey in terms of both matches and time, requiring 149 contests over five-and-a-half years. He needed 147 matches to go from win No. 1 to win No. 100. (See table below story for more.)

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Reflecting on it, he said:

"I wouldn't say during my career I was focused necessarily on match wins, numbers and things like that. However, as I've got older, you're coming towards the end of your career, there's certain milestones that would be something nice to achieve."

He further said:

"Reaching that number [700 wins] is a really, really good achievement. I do look at that stuff now. I do look at the other players that are around me, around those numbers. It gives me some motivation and encouragement to try to get higher and win more matches."

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