Murray form is a big ‘concern’
ANDY MURRAY has no idea what troubles him.
The world No1 lost a horrible match to Borna Coric yesterday.
Twelve months ago, Murray was moving through the gears at the Madrid Open before hitting top form and going on to take the rankings by storm.
Coming back to the Spanish capital, he looked out of sorts, he played like a man who did not know what to do next and he was soundly beaten 6-3, 6-3 by the 20-year-old Croat.
“Most things weren’t working particularly well today,” said Murray quietly. great.
“I started the match OK but when I started to go behind, I didn’t find any way to improve my game or make it more difficult for him.
“I just kind of let the same things keep happening, making mistakes very early in a lot of the rallies. I wasn’t building any points.”
He has a little over two weeks before the French Open – a fortnight to work out what is wrong and then “Yes, it wasn’t try to fix it. After three months struggling with niggling injuries and illnesses, he has not been able to build any momentum.
But approaching his 30th birthday on Monday and as world No1, he is experienced enough to know how to work through a difficult match. But not yesterday. That is a worry with Roland Garros and Wimbledon around the corner.
“I definitely think I need to be concerned about today,” said Murray. “It’s not always the worst thing losing a match – it’s sometimes the manner in which you lose the match that can be concerning or disappointing.
“Whereas in my match against Dominic Thiem in Barcelona I was disappointed to lose, I felt like I competed really well.
“I did some good stuff in the match, found a way to turn it around and make it a tough match for him.
“Today I didn’t really do any of that stuff. That’s concerning.
“So I need to think about exactly why that is and what I can do about it.”