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“I think that first match was awkward for sure,” Murray said. “He was one of my best friends and the media were trying to make it out like it was a grudge match. There was a lot of different emotions going on in that match and I thought it was a bit unfair. But we do go out for dinner. We went out for lunch the first day we got here. We flew together here from Cincinnati. I just don’t talk to him about my tennis, but I didn’t used to talk to him about my tennis before he started coaching me either, really.”
No one has been talking about Murray’s tennis much this past week – it is the other British players who have impressed with their results. Not that Murray minds being in the shadows; he is enjoying their success as much as everyone else.
“Dan is a really good player and so is Jo,” he said. “That’s why they are where they are. They all have a lot of strengths. Dan’s an extremely good mover, very talented guy, great feel, great hands. Kyle has huge weapons on the court. And Jo doesn’t have many weaknesses.
“They’re very different players, different game styles, but they’re all really good. “Whether all of them always believed that or not, I don’t know. But they certainly do now, backing themselves in the biggest tournaments on the biggest stages. “It’s great for British tennis.” But now it is time for Murray to step out of their shadow. The second week of the US Open beckons and Murray has work to do.