“I had blisters that needed to be drained,” Andy Murray details reasons for his third-round exit at 2023 Australian Open
Andy talks about his injuries and his journey in the major after the defeat
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Andy Murray‘s short and sensational run in the Australian Open comes to an end. Earlier today, he lost against the Spaniard, Roberto Bautista Agut in a four-setter match 1-6, 7-6(9-7), 3-6, 4-6. The 35-year-old had a very intense couple of matches coming into this third round.
As always Andy Murray did give his best but it was too late and he had issues with his body. Speaking in the post-match interview he spoke about his journey post his comeback and talked about his performances in 2022 and in this major.
Speaking about his injuries and body, he said “You never know when the end is going to be, but I would like to go out playing tennis like this where I’m competing with the best players in the world at the biggest events and going myself justice. It’s been difficult since the Kokkinakis match. I had blisters that needed to be drained and didn’t sleep enough, so it wasn’t ideal.”
He continued speaking about how his body affected his game and said “Serving was the thing that was giving me the most trouble in this match. My back was uncomfortable. I couldn’t extend up on my serve. I couldn’t get a kick serve or extend my back to generate much power on the first serve. I wasn’t able to drive up to it. Once I was in rallies, it wasn’t too bad. After I got up after sitting down at the changes, the first couple of serves didn’t feel great.”
Andy Murray talks about his journey post comeback
Andy also talked about his journey so far from the moment he came back after his injury. He said “In the last year, I didn’t feel like I was playing well and I didn’t enjoy the way I was playing. The sacrifices and the effort I have put in allowed me to play at a high level that was entertaining for the people watching and I enjoyed the way I was playing.”
However, he hoped that he would have a better Grand Slam before the start of the major. But he was disappointed to exit in the third round. In addition, he also spoke about the historic second-round match against Thanasi Kokkinakis. He said “I gave everything I had to this event and I’m proud of that. I’m also disappointed because I put loads of work into the start of this season and could have had a really deep run.
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