"Obviously I still enjoy it" - Murray after returning in Gijon with a win

Andy Murray mastered Davidovich Fokina in Gijon in front of a packed crowd and he enjoyed the win while admitting that it's getting tougher with each day.

Murray has been at the centre of many retirement talks for months but the Brit is still playing tennis and he's winning matches. The latest one came against Davidovich Fokina in Gijon. It was a match that saw him battle back from a break down in the first set:

"In the first set he was playing much better than me. He had a lot of chances to get the second break of serve and I managed to stay tough in those moments. At the 4-3 game he played a bad game to give me the break back and after that I started to play a little bit better."

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Murray added:

“I think he was a bit frustrated, and then in the second set his level dropped a little bit, but the end of the first set was very important because he was playing very well and it was a difficult first set.”

Asked how it is to compete at this level still, Murray said:

“Obviously I still enjoy it. It’s not easy, the young guys are moving up extremely well, and they’re all hitting the ball harder and harder. Sometimes it is difficult to keep up, but I still enjoy it. We had a fantastic crowd today, a really nice atmosphere for the first round of a tournament… I really enjoy playing in new places, I’ve never been here before and it’s a beautiful place, so I’m happy to be here.”

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