Murray seeks more from Miami

A NDY MURRA Y will hope home comforts and familiar faces can inspire a return to top form in Miami.

The Wimbledon champion made a beeline for Florida and his penthouse apartment after losing to Milos Raonic in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Having scrapped his way through his first two matches, it appeared Murray had turned things round when he took the first set against big-serving Raonic.

But a collapse from a break up in the decider left Murray concerned and more than a little confused.

Coach Ivan Lendl never enjoyed coming to Indian Wells as a player and left Murray in the hands of assistant Dani Vallverdu for the duration of the tournament.

One of the first things Murray will do in Miami is to talk things through with Lendl ahead of the start of the Sony Open next week.

There is no need for too much doom and gloom given Murray’s record at Indian Wells over the last five years has not been very good.

In Miami, on the other hand, he has won the title twice, including last year when he beat David Ferrer, while he lost to Novak Djokovic in the final in 2012.

Murray said: “Obviously Miami is a place I know well and I train a lot there.

“Over the next few days I’ll have to think about a few things, and hopefully I’ll play well in Miami, which I have done quite a few times in the past.”

The Scot has won only eight matches on his last five visits to Indian Wells.

He lost the first set in both his first two matches this time, against Lukas Rosol and then Jiri Vesely, and against the latter he never found anything like his best form, relying on his opponent’s inexperience to salvage the situation.

Murray said of his form during the tournament: “It was clearly patchy, but that’s often been the case here.”

Picture: AP. Andy Murray reacts after losing a point against Milos Raonic, of Canada, during the fourth round match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament on Wednesday.