Murray is feeling good despite being rolled over in Rome

ANDY MurrAY gave a positive assessment of his week in rome despite losing in the second round of the Italian Open doubles with Liam Broady. The British pair were late alternates and pulled off a comeback win over Australian duo Max Purcell and Luke Saville in round one before going down 6-3, 6-4 to eighth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Horia Tecau. Murray travelled to rome primarily to practise with some of the world’s top players, including Novak Djokovic, after recovering from a groin problem suffered in his sleep ahead of the Miami Open in March. ‘It was good to get a couple of matches for both of us after Liam didn’t get into qualifying here,’ he said. ‘I was here practising, but I knew as the week went on, it was going to be a little bit harder to get match practice because most of the guys who lost would have been leaving.’ Murray was happy to learn more about where his level is ahead of an expected singles return in either Geneva or Lyon next week. ‘Practise has been good,’ said the Scot, still waiting to hear if he will be given a French Open wildcard. ‘Today didn’t feel that great on the court, I didn’t play that well in comparison to yesterday. But it was good to feel what it was like in match conditions again.’