![]() But Murray is not using that as an excuse. That played a role in preventing the Scot from earning a seed at the US Open. I do still enjoy that, and that's what keeps me going.”Īn abdominal strain hindered Murray’s North American hard-court summer, forcing him to withdraw mid-tournament in Toronto and before the tournament in Cincinnati. I enjoy the work, the training and trying to improve and trying to get better. “I still enjoy everything that goes into playing at a high level. I think I was close to - you never know what's going to happen - but I think I was close to having a good run at Wimbledon. Well, quite a few amazing matches at the beginning of the year really, in Doha as well. “I’ve obviously been progressing this year from a ranking perspective,” Murray said. 37 player in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, Murray has shown consistency throughout the year, reaching the final in Doha and claiming three ATP Challenger Tour titles. “Whereas at Wimbledon, obviously when you're playing at a good level and potentially had a good draw there and everything, that's tougher to take.” At the highest level if you don't play to a high enough level, it's very hard to win,” Murray said. “I think when you don't play well, obviously it's frustrating. In New York, he never was able to battle his way into the match against Dimitrov. The 36-year-old showed good form at Wimbledon, but ultimately fell in a tough five-setter to Stefanos Tsitsipas. Murray, who is 13-12 this season, lost by the third round in all three majors he played this year (he did not compete at Roland Garros). Sixth-seed Berdych had taken out Federer in the previous round but Murray got better of him.Draper Dispatches Hurkacz, Dimitrov Downs Murray In New York The former World No.1 defeated Marin Cilic in the quarter-finals to face Tomas Berdych in the final four. He then took out two seeded names in Feliciano Lopez and Milos Raonic. Murray carried the momentum into New York, effortlessly dispatching his first two opponents. He had won the men’s singles Olympic gold medal in London just a few weeks ago. With Nadal not entering the field due to injury, the Brit had a golden opportunity to win his first-ever Grand Slam title. Revisiting Murray’s US Open triumphĪndy Murray won his only US Open title in 2012, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. They peaked at slightly different times, which deprived New York of seeing the two legends in a competitive fixture. ![]() And I think it would have been a great match.”įederer never won the US Open after 2008, after which no one else has defended it, and Nadal’s four titles were spread over 10 years, from 2010-2019. And those two when they played, it was like a proper, like clash of everything, like game styles, personalities and everything. It’s unfortunate because it would have been an amazing, amazing atmosphere. “I mean, Roger won five times, Rafa won four, so yeah, pretty amazing really that they never crossed paths. I mean, those guys were obviously dominating the sport for a number of years, and it just, you know, never quite happened.” The Brit termed it unfortunate, saying it would have been an amazing match and atmosphere given how it would have been a clash of playing style and personality. He was perplexed how the two never clashed despite winning the title so many times. ![]() 2012 US Open winner Murray said it was strange that a ‘Fedal’ match never happened at the American Grand Slam.
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