Andy Murray has acknowledged that his up-and-down season might have gone better for sure and expressed his intention to have a solid season finale.
The 36-year-old emphasized that he recently achieved his greatest ranking following hip surgery and believes he is still going in the right direction.
Murray is competing this week at the ATP 250 tournament in Zhuhai, China, where he overcame Chinese wildcard Ye Cong Mo by 7-5 6-3 in the first round today. As he enters the Asian hard-court swing, Murray spoke ahead of the event in Zhuhai, reflecting on the highs and lows of his season thus far.
Murray expressed his thoughts in an interview and said: “Look, I would like the year to have gone better, for sure. There have been some good moments, but also some tough losses as well. It’s been up and down. I got up to my highest ranking a few weeks ago since I had the hip operation so that’s positive and shows that although it’s not as fast a trajectory as I would have liked, I’m still going in the right direction.”
He further added: “I’ve got an opportunity with these last five or six tournaments at the end of the year to have a strong finish, so that’s what I’m hoping for here.”
Nicely done 🤌@andy_murray defeats Mo 7-5, 6-3 to move into round 2️⃣@ZhuhaiChampions | #ZhuhaiChampionships pic.twitter.com/Wf5k1oB47f
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 21, 2023
Andy Murray in 2023
LWLLLLWLWW At the moment ranked no.41, Murray played his last match on the 21st of September when he overcame world no.668 Ye Cong Mo 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Zhuhai (draw).
During this season the Brit has achieved an overall 30-13 record. The Brit conquered 3 titles in 2023 in the Aix En Provence Challenger, the Surbiton Challenger and the Nottingham Challenger. The Brit was the finalist in Doha.
Murray is expected to play next in Beijing (China Open). He is currently an alternate. The main draw will start on the 28th of September.
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