‘There Is a Challenger in Surbiton’- Andy Murray Says He Will Play a Challenger Next to Improve His Level

Daniil Medvedev defeated Andy Murray in the second round of the Miami Open 2022. The Scot started off to a good start. However, the Russian kept up with the game and defeated him in straight sets. Murray is now focusing on training and is hoping to have an engaging tour during the summer.

Andy plans ahead

Murray had breezed past the first round after defeating Federico Delbonis in the first round. Moreover, in the second round, he had served nicely in the opening set, but Daniil Medvedev kept up an aggressive play throughout the game and emerged triumphantly. The score was 6-4, 6-2. This defeat has made the Scot take a break and plan for the upcoming tour. He is focused on training for now. He said, “I’m going to train the next three or four weeks here on the hard courts”. The player had made his intention clear of not playing clay season in 2022 during the press conference of the Indian Wells 2022.

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The player wishes to have a busy tour during this summer. He wishes to train diligently. Andy said, “Hopefully, be busy after that, try and get a lot of tournaments in through the summer”. He has made his plans clear that he would go back home after practicing on hard courts. Andy would then practice on the grass courts and participate in a challenger in England. He stated, “there is a challenger in Surbiton, which I may play”. Murray would be gearing up for the grass-court and aim to play better.

Andy Murray is back with Ivan Lendl

The Scot achieved the 700th win of his career in the first round of the Indian Wells. However, he had to take an exit out of the tournament after getting defeated in the second round. Andy Murray had recently announced a collaboration with his former Czech coach Ivan Lendl after breaking off twice before. He wants to change his way of practice and believes that the coach would bring clarity. He hopes to better his performance so that he can play competitively with the top players once again.

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Daniil Medvedev is now aiming to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open to be world no. 1 once again. The absence of Novak Djokovic during the tour will make Medvedev easier to become no.1 once again. On the other hand, the Scot would focus on his training and get back better to the grass court.