Murray after claiming first tour-level singles win since January: 'I think in some ways that it's one of the best wins that I've had'

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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 at 11:27
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Andy Murray has had a long road back to recovery but it was seemingly worth it with the former World No.1 earning his first tour-level singles win since January against Tennys Sandgren in Zhuhai.

Murray said that from his perspective it might be one of the best wins he's had and that after years of taking for granted being healthy to get back towards that point is great. Now the plan is for him to keep going and hopefully gain some momentum.
“I think that in some ways that it's one of the best wins that I've had, not in terms of just getting through that today, but everything that's gone into getting back to this point,” said Murray, who underwent hip surgery after this year’s Australian Open.
“You don't necessarily appreciate what it's like to be healthy at the beginning of your career. It’s something that you take for granted and it's quite easy, whereas these past few years haven't been.
“Obviously after the operation in January it's been difficult and it was undecided at times about whether I wanted to keep going or not and it's been tough. But I'm really glad that I can actually get the win today and hopefully I'll be able to keep going.”

Less pressure on the Scot

Also for Murray he believes there being less pressure helps him as he's trying to win a tennis match instead of titles and that it enables him to just concentrate on the process a bit more.
“[There’s] definitely a bit less pressure on myself probably than at different times,” Murray said. “When I was here for the end of the 2016 season, there was a lot riding on the tournaments and I was trying to finish strong to try and finish No. 1.
"Whereas, now I'm just trying to win a tennis match. It's quite different, a lot less, I think, less expectations from myself, less pressure. But also, just generally, I don't think people are expecting loads from me. So it's nice just to be able to concentrate on the process a little bit more. I think definitely at times in my career it's been quite difficult to do that.”
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