Andy Murray ‘still going in the right direction’ as he targets progress in …
Andy Murray says he is still heading in the direction he wishes to as he looks to stay busy throughout the upcoming 2023 season.
The former world No 1 reached ATP finals in both Sydney and Stuttgart, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios on his way to the latter, and recorded 26 victories to 19 losses before finishing the year ranked No 49 having entered 2022 down in No 135.
Andy Murray ‘still going in the right direction’ as he targets progress in …
Murray’s best performance at a major came at the US Open when he was halted by Matteo Berrettini in the round of 32 after second-round exits at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
While his campaign ended titleless, his activity did serve up encouragement amid the constant focus on his fitness since hip resurfacing surgery in 2019.
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When you’ve been at the top of the game and got to No. 1, that’s always where your reference point is in terms of how you’re doing,” Murray told the ATP Tennis Radio Podcast.
So in that respect, it’s been pretty average, but at the beginning of the year I was ranked No 135 in the world and now I’m in the 40s. That’s a big jump, so it’s been OK this year. So for a lot of players that would be really positive.”
“I would like to have done better, and I don’t feel like I have played my best tennis this year. It’s been ok this year. Hopefully, next year I can keep progressing.”
Andy Murray ‘still going in the right direction’ as he targets progress in …
Andy Murray says he is still heading in the direction he wishes to as he looks to stay busy throughout the upcoming 2023 season.
The former world No 1 reached ATP finals in both Sydney and Stuttgart, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios on his way to the latter, and recorded 26 victories to 19 losses before finishing the year ranked No 49 having entered 2022 down in No 135.
Andy Murray ‘still going in the right direction’ as he targets progress in …
Murray’s best performance at a major came at the US Open when he was halted by Matteo Berrettini in the round of 32 after second-round exits at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
While his campaign ended titleless, his activity did serve up encouragement amid the constant focus on his fitness since hip resurfacing surgery in 2019.
READ More:Andy Murray shares tale which made opponent swear after …
When you’ve been at the top of the game and got to No. 1, that’s always where your reference point is in terms of how you’re doing,” Murray told the ATP Tennis Radio Podcast.
So in that respect, it’s been pretty average, but at the beginning of the year I was ranked No 135 in the world and now I’m in the 40s. That’s a big jump, so it’s been OK this year. So for a lot of players that would be really positive.”
“I would like to have done better, and I don’t feel like I have played my best tennis this year. It’s been ok this year. Hopefully, next year I can keep progressing.”
