Murray to raise his net game

ANDY Murray can win a “few more” Grand Slam titles — if he puts greater faith in his volleying, according to John McEnroe.

Murray was due to play Australia’s 20-year-old Nick Kyrgios for a place in the French Open last-16 this morning as he bids to add a first Paris crown to the US Open and Wimbledon titles he won in 2012 and 2013.

The Scot is enjoying his best-ever clay-court season, winning 10 matches in a row on clay, and his success has in part been due to a more aggressive style.

Drop-shots, volleys and a more potent second serve have all helped Murray become less predictable and McEnroe, who is considered one of the greatest-ever net players, believes the British number one should go even further.

“We play totally different games but the similarity is the hands,” said McEnroe, who is providing analysis for British Eurosport’s live French Open coverage.

“He has a beautiful feel for the ball and that’s what I was taught — to mix it up.

“He is a bigger guy, he hits a bigger ball off the baseline.

“I actually think he would be better off coming forward more because he could use the hands to his advantage.

“The skills that he hasn’t shown a lot are the ones at the net.

“If he did that more frequently that would help him win at least a few more majors.

“It may not show so much at the French Open, but I think it would show at Wimbledon and the hard court events.

“You see Roger Federer doing it now, coming in, being more aggressive, I think Andy needs to do that also.”

Murray will have to beat either Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal to reach the final.