25 zawodowych finałów Murraya

Finał Australian Open był  wielkoszlemowym finałem w karierze 24-letniego Szkota i 25 pojedynkiem finałowym w karierze. Murray wygrał 16 turniejów, a niecały tydzień temu w Melbourne przegrał mecz o tytuł po raz 9.

Andy Murray - przegrane finały (9)

2011 Australian Open
2010 Los Angeles, Australian Open
2009 TMS Indian Wells
2008 US Open
2007 Metz, Doha
2006 Washington
2005 Bangkok

Murray looks to the future.



Britain's Andy Murray, in a bid to break his Grand Slam duck, has adopted a forward-looking strategy for this season while attempting to learn from his mistakes in the past.

The 23-year-old Scot has reached three Grand Slam finals without going on to seal victory, most recently at January's Australian Open when he was pummelled by Serb Novak Djokovic.

"I've been thinking a lot for the future," Murray said while preparing for the Indian Wells ATP tournament. "I haven't been thinking too much about the past which maybe wasn't the case at this stage last year.

"I think it's been a huge benefit. I've seen many positives from the start of this year but now it's time to make sure I have kept improving and I'm not staying at the same level."

Murray, who had again been hoping to end his country's 75-year wait for a major men's champion at the Australian Open, believes he has learned a great deal about handling Grand Slam pressure since the start of his career.

"There was a lot of pressure on me to do well very quickly and I feel like now I have learned not to put the emphasis all the time on winning matches," the world number five said.

"I want to make sure that I play my best tennis at the Grand Slams and I think I have started to do that better the last couple of years.

"I've just got to make sure I stay confident about the level I am trying to get to. I hope I can win here the next couple of weeks but I need to also view the things I am working on as being very important as well."

Asked what had prompted his shift to a forward-looking strategy, Murray replied: "Probably just growing up. You learn how to deal with things better and how to improve faster.

"I made mistakes when I was younger and I am starting to understand better how to deal with them and how to move on from them. It has certainly been better the last few months."

Murray has competed in only two tournaments this year, losing to Djokovic in the Australian Open final and then being beaten by Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-1 in his first match in Rotterdam last month.

The Briton was forced to pull out of the Dubai Open which followed, citing a wrist injury, but he has since fully recovered and has just completed 10 days of training in Miami.

"It's been good," Murray said. "The last few years I haven't played that much (at the start of the season) and it's helped me a lot.

"You need to have a little trust in what you are training and what you're practising so when you come into the tournaments you're not as uptight if you haven't played a match for quite a while.

"I feel good. I've played a lot of practice sets to make sure I'm not going to be that rusty and I've been hitting the ball well."

Fifth-seeded Murray will play his first match at Indian Wells when he takes on American qualifier Donald Young in the second round.

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Murray Hoping To Bounce Back



Former champion Andy Murray is hoping to get back into winning ways at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. The World No. 5 has not won a tour-level match since reaching the Australian Open final, when he lost to in-form Novak Djokovic.

The 2009 titlist, who lost to World No. 143 Donald Young in the opening round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, told reporters in Miami, "I want to do well here.

"It's obviously an important week for me. I have had success in the past, but obviously this tournament is hopefully where I start to play better again and have the right mindset going into matches."

Since his loss to Young, Murray admitted, "I think [I've] been sort of understanding what my game is. It's impossible to completely change. I'm not far away from the top of the game, and there's a few things I could do definitely better that would help."

FedEx Reliability Zone: Masters Of The Court

Murray, who owns an apartment and trains in Miami during the off-season and after Wimbledon in July, has been practising in Florida for the past five days.

The 23-year-old Scot commented on the change of conditions between Miami and the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. "[It's] very different to Indian Wells, very different conditions," he said. "The ball comes off the racquet very slowly, and the balls, the longer you play with them, get slower; whereas in Indian Wells, they were getting quicker."

Murray opens his Miami campaign against Alex Bogomolov Jr. in a second-round encounter.

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What's behind Andy Murray's slump in form?



Given his status as arguably Scotland's top sportsman, the burning question being asked up and down the land is: what on earth is up with Andy Murray?

Since my BBC remit is to basically stalk the guy, you'd think I'd be in a great position to give you an answer. I wish.

Frankly, I haven't a clue either, other than that it must be much tougher to recover from two crushing Grand Slam defeats in Australia than even Andy realises.

And yet, how is it possible to go from the near-faultless tennis of his first six matches of the year, to the awful displays we've seen in Miami, Indian Wells and Rotterdam?

Not forgetting the hugely disappointing below-par performance in the Australian Open final itself, albeit that was against a player in Novak Djokovic, who has since proved to be unbeatable.

I'm afraid we're now in uncharted territory, as this is officially the worst run of form in Andy's career.

Since turning professional in 2005, he's never lost four matches in a row, far less lost them in straight sets. And he's failed to win a set since seeing off David Ferrer in the last four in Melbourne.

The last two defeats have arguably been the worst of his entire career, losing back to back matches to two qualifiers

It's also, sadly, the first time in his professional career he's gone out of three tournaments in a row in his first match. Rotterdam, Indian Wells and Miami 2011 will all be remembered as the events where he lasted longer

in the doubles than the singles.

And it's not just the defeats that are a cause for concern; it's the manner of the losses and the stature of the players he's losing to.

We had a similar downward spiral last year when Andy lost consecutive matches to Robin Soderling in Indian Wells, Mardy Fish in Miami and Philip Kohlschreiber in Monte Carlo.

But you'll have heard of all three of them. Kohlschreiber is just outside the top 30 and is now coached by Murray's former mentor Miles Maclagan. Fish contested the Queens club final last year and won two other titles on

the tour. And Soderling, at world number four, is clearly one of the best players on the planet.

So last year it was a slump, this year it's a mini-crisis. Of course, losing to the vastly improved Djokovic back in January in the big Melbourne final was no disgrace at all.

Simply getting there is a wonderful achievement in itself and should be celebrated and admired.

But for a player of Andy's ability, failing to take so much as a set from any of his three Grand Slam finals is not merely, if you'll excuse the pun, a major worry; it's also unprecedented in tennis's Open era.

To then go straight to Rotterdam and lose to the talented former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis was easily forgivable and, perhaps, inevitable, allowing for the post-Melbourne blues.

But what we've seen since then is a worrying disintegration of Murray's game and confidence.

The last two defeats have arguably been the worst of his career, losing back to back matches to two qualifiers.

Donald Young was ranked 143 in the world when he knocked the Scot out of Indian Wells the other week; and another American (though he was born in Moscow), Alex Bogomolov Jnr, is barely inside the top 120 and yet is celebrating a "shock" win in Miami.

No disrespect to these two fine gentlemen but Andy, as the world number 5, shouldn't be losing to them. Far less losing to them in straight sets. Indeed, the Murray of early to mid January would have crushed them.

So, what's happened since then to bring on the worst run of his career? Is it physical or mental, or a combination of both?

If it's a mental issue, Andy himself isn't letting on. He assured us he felt much better about this Aussie Open defeat than the one to Federer last year; and that, away from tennis, things are all hunky-dory in his private life.

And in the course of following him for the past couple of years, I've learnt that Andy definitely doesn't believe in sports psychology or psychologists, so it would seem that avenue of help is closed off.

So what about the physical?

I must admit, I thought Andy was carrying some sort of injury into the Australian Open final but when I asked him afterwards, he flatly denied it, though he did admit his movement around the court wasn't what it should be.

There are some long faces in team Murray at the moment: part-time consultant Alex Corretja didn't travel to Australia; was there for Indian Wells but then didn't go to Miami.

As far as I'm aware, he is still due to guide Andy through the upcoming clay court season.

And yet Andy has just promoted his hitting partner and best friend Dani Vallverdu, a former Davis Cup player for Venezuela, to be his main coach. He wants more continuity on the year-long grind that is the ATP Tour.

But where is the big-name, experienced coach who'll help guide him to the next level, a level he's surely just a couple of shots away from?

With the French Open just two months away, it's time for Andy to re-focus and re-energise

When he fired Miles Maclagan last summer, Andy said at the time he intended to look long and hard for the right man to guide him through the most important phase of his career.

No announcement came, other than to say he was staying with Corretja until after Wimbledon, when the coaching situation would be reviewed again.

There's no middle ground with Andy at the moment: he's either awesome or awful.

Back to back Australian Open finals and consecutive Masters Series final wins over Roger Federer in Toronto and Shanghai; or straight sets defeats to the likes of Donald Young and Bogomolov Jnr, whose name is an even more impressive scrabble score that yours truly.

Would Roger, Rafa, Novak or any of the rest of the top ten lose to these guys? No. Not in straight sets. And not two tournaments in a row.

So, with the French Open just two months away, it's time for Andy to re-focus and re-energise.

Last year it took him until the summer grass court season to recover his game. Let's hope he gets back to form much quicker this year.

He's far too good a player not to maximise his talent and win one of the big four. Do I believe he'll still do it? Yes.

However, if winning a match is beyond him right now, the prospect of securing a Slam must seem more daunting than ever.

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Murray Aims To Regain Queen's Club Title


Andy Murray won the AEGON
Championships in 2009.

Britain’s Andy Murray will return to The Queen’s Club in June to try to regain the AEGON Championships title and begin a path to grass-court glory at Wimbledon.

Murray, who lifted the trophy without dropping a set two years ago, joins the top two tennis players in the world - No.1 Rafael Nadal and No.2 Novak Djokovic, in the field.  The 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro and four-time AEGON Championships winner Andy Roddick will also be part of the line-up at The Queen’s Club, 6th-12th June.

"Winning my first grass court title here in 2009 was an amazing feeling,” said Murray, who had never previously won a title on British soil.

“It means a lot to me to have my name on the trophy next to great champions such as John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal who have won it in the past. The Queen's Club has some of the best grass courts in the world, there are packed crowds every year and there is always a great atmosphere. Usually players that have done well at Queen's have gone on to do well at Wimbledon. I can't wait to get playing."

Murray began the year impressively, reaching the final of the Australian Open for the second successive year. He was beaten in the final by Djokovic, who in turn went on to lift the Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami titles in an unbeaten first three months of 2011.

The AEGON Championships will be broadcast live, every day from 6th-12th June, on BBC Television and Eurosport.

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Murray still searching as he sees limits of adidas coaching



Andy Murray's temporary coaching solution might not be the ideal one, with the No. 4 now not allowed to use the coaching brain trust retained by clothing sponsor adidas when he faces another member of the company's player stable.

That essentially means for showdowns against Fernando Verdasco, Jurgen Melzer, Mikhail Youzhny or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the Scot is on his own for advice. Murray admitted: "It's not the fix that I'm looking for," but knows that any help can do him some good as he struggles to escape his current on-court crisis.

Murray has been without a mentor since last summer and only a fortnight ago split with part-time Spanish advisor Alex Corretja. Now the Scot is finding out how hard it is to find someone prepared to travel up to 35 weeks per year.

The adidas programme uses noted coaches including Australian Darren Cahill and Dutchman Sven Groeneveld as advisors for all company players. Murray has reportedly been in talks with various others on for a possible full-time gig but with nothing yet to report.

"I've thought about it quite a lot. I'd like to do it as soon as possible but you need to find the right person. People think it's an easy thing to do but it's really not. There might have to be a bit of sacrifice on my part to go and train wherever the coach is, to make it a bit easier for them."

As the conversation built up a life of its own last week, former pros Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl both said they'd be wiling to work with Murray - if the price was right. But Murray was not taken in by the idle speculation. "I'm looking for someone who can come to the big events with me, who isn't restricted in terms of the weeks they can do," he told British media. "If they can't come to the French Open, for example, then for me that's quite a big negative. I'd like them to be around at the big events."

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Murray waits on scan results in Barcelona



Andy Murray is set to decide on Tuesday whether or not he will play in Barcelona after undergoing a scan on his injured elbow.
The Scot required extra time and a pain-killing injection on his right elbow before his Monte Carlo Masters semi-final against Rafael Nadal on Saturday.

He also needed extra treatment during the match which he eventually lost 6-4 2-6 6-1.

"I've seen the doctor here and been getting treatment from my phsyio the last few days and I don’t think it's anything serious," the 23-year-old told the BBC.

"Whether or not I'll be able to play this week, I'm not sure. I haven't hit any balls since Monte Carlo but I'm going to practise (on Tuesday) in the morning and see how it is, and then I'll make a decision after that."

Even if he does play, second-seeded Murray will receive an opening-round bye and will face either Juan Carlos Ferrero or Xavier Malisse in the second round.

The European clay-court season is now in full swing since the Monte Carlo Masters, continuing with the tournament in Barcelona before the Madrid and Rome Masters in the first two weeks in May and the French Open which begins on May 22.
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Murray out of Barcelona with injury



Second seed Andy Murray has withdrawn from this week's Barcelona Open with an elbow injury.

The 23-year-old required pain-killing injections into his right elbow before his Monte Carlo Masters semi-final against Rafael Nadal on Saturday which he eventually lost 6-4 2-6 6-1

Murray then underwent scans to the injury when he arrived in Barcelona on Monday before deciding whether or not to play.

"Under advice from the medical experts I have had to withdraw from the Barcelona tournament due to a right elbow injury," Murray said in a statement.

"I'm going to take four to five days rest and begin practising at the start of next week."

Murray is next scheduled to play in the Madrid Masters early in May, followed by the Rome Masters in the build-up to the French Open, which gets underway in Paris on May 22.

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Murray happy for Rome help from adidas coaches



Andy Murray has the services this week of adidas coach Darren Cahill at the Rome Masters.

But both Australian coach and Scottish player are taking pains to point out that the arrangement is merely temporary and purely the result of Murray wearing the company's three- striped clothing.

Cahill arrived in sunny Rome from the first rain of the week in Madrid, a day after Murray, who lost badly in the third round to Brazilian Tomaz Bellucci. Cahill said that his work with the world No. 4 was catch-as-catch-can along with his other duties of looking out for the rest of the company's players.

And for his part, Murray said he's unlikely to consider ending the coachless state he's been in since last summer until his run at Wimbledon is done. The player who turns 24 this month said he's happy to have just part-time guidance. "I'm not 100 percent sure yet. But I quite liked the way it worked this week," he told the BBC

"Obviously I can work with them (the adidas team) again, and also in the build up to the French Open. They have a lot of good guys, who've worked with experienced players, that can definitely help. They all seem very motivated to help me."

But Murray insists on stickiing as well with his ad-hoc team of friends and others who have helped him through his career. "I trust the guys I've got around me just now, and I just need to keep working hard."

100 zwycięstw Murraya w turniejach Masters-1000.

Szkocki tenisista dokonał tej sztuki pokonując dziś Floriana Mayera w meczu 1/4 finału turnieju w Rzymie. Murray wygrał jak do tej pory 6 turniejów Masters-1000:
- Cincinnati 2008
- Madryt 2008
- Miami 2009
- Montreal 2009
- Toronto 2010
- Szanghaj 2010
Szkot był także w finale w Indian Wells 2009.

Cytat ze strony ATP:

Victory marked Murray’s 100th win at the elite Masters 1000 level; he has won six of the coveted trophies.

Fighting Murray confident as Roland Garros approaches



Andy Murray will take only confidence out of his three-hour Rome Masters battle with Novak Djokovic, with the Scot heading to London for a few days of rest before tackling the French Open.

Murray's three-set loss will only strengthen his resolve to make his big breakthrough on clay as he moves onto the Grand Slam. The Scot now says the slump he suffered after losing to Djokovic in the Australian Open final are just a memory.

"The 'crisis' I was in is over," said the world No. 4 who turned 24 at the weekend. "I'm playing great tennis again. I know that I can compete. I have to play that well and better if I want to win the French Open."

Murray is hoping to polish his fitness prior to arriving in Paris on Wednesday and playing a Thursday exhibition match. "I need to get fitter over the next four or five days. That will give me confidence going in there. This is the first time I've been unable to finish a match off - I'll make sure that it's the last."

He remains convinced he can go far at Roland Garros on current form. "I'm moving well on the clay. If I can be prepared physically and mentally. I give myself a chance there.

"My tennis will never go away when I have the intensity and right attitude I've had the last few weeks. I can be on top of the game.If I learn from my mistakes I can go even higher," said the longtime number four. "I'm fresh going into French. I'll play my best tennis, which is the most important thing."

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