Wimbledon - Murray: I'll come back stronger

Eurosport - Sat, 04 Jul 20:52:00 2009

Andy Murray vowed to return to Wimbledon a better player next year after Andy Roddick ended his hopes of being a first Briton in the men's final since 1938 with a clinical masterclass of power serving and variation in pace.

TENNIS 2009 - Andy Murray of Britain returns the ball to Andy Roddick of the US during their semi-final match at Wimbledon - 0

Murray hit more winners than Roddick, more aces, and made fewer unforced errors, but was cut down in front of a shell-shocked Centre Court crowd 6-4 4-6 7-6 7-6 by the American sixth seed, who now faces Roger Federer for the third time in a Wimbledon final on Sunday.

Murray, the third seed and warm favourite to progress from Friday's semi-final, said he would not dwell on the unexpected defeat and would look to grind out his first Grand Slam success at the US Open later in the year.

"I'll move on very, very quickly and go and work on my game and improve and come back stronger," said Murray, who was bidding to become the first British man to hold aloft the Challenge Cup since Fred Perry in 1936.

"That's a pathetic attitude to have, if you lose one match and you go away and let it ruin your year.

"I've had a very good year so far. I'm very close to the top of the game," said the 22-year-old Scot, who has won four titles this year including the grass warm-up event at Queen's Club and the Masters Series title in Miami.

Murray held a 6-2 career record against Roddick going into Friday's match, including a straight-sets win over the American at Wimbledon in 2006, but Roddick executed his gameplan to perfection, subtly varying the pace, hitting deep corners with relentless regularity and advancing to the net with great effect.

"If someone serves 130 miles an hour consistently throughout the match, and above, it's very tough to break them, especially on a court like this that's quick," he said.

"You always expect your opponents to play well, especially at this stage of the tournament. And he served great. Served really, really well in the tiebreaks. I think he maybe missed two first serves."

Murray will now take a five-week break from tournament competition before focusing on the American hardcourt swing, culminating in the August 31-Septemer 13 US Open, an event which has held a special place in his heart since winning the junior title there in 2004.

"The US Open I've always said is my best surface, my best chance to win a Slam, and I'll give it my best shot there," he added.

Reuters

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    murray the turd

    From Colin H, on Sat 4 Jul 4:37PM
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    turd murray

    From Colin H, on Sat 4 Jul 4:37PM
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    murray the beaten scots turd

    From Colin H, on Sat 4 Jul 4:35PM
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    scots turds

    From Colin H, on Sat 4 Jul 4:35PM

  5. Hey Murray, Thomas Hamilton would like to meet you

    From jjmalone, on Sat 4 Jul 4:28PM

  6. Inver: Is this a perfect example of Scottish humor? ­ Mind boggling! You're the MAN! G

    From gchead, on Sat 4 Jul 4:15PM
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    gchead, are you married to lesley? i've never heard­ so much drivel, and both of you agreeing with each­ others nonsense, if your not married to her then go­ help her with the dishes anyway.

    From inverkenny, on Sat 4 Jul 4:05PM

  8. Murray would have lost against even any one of the­ Williams sisters. Home crowd advantage is not the­ point. It was too much show and very less to show for­ it. He'll be back next year and have a little more­ maturity ...... i think!

    From Abhinand, on Sat 4 Jul 4:04PM
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    good for you lesley, hope you feel better now you got­ that drivel off your chest, back to the kitchen,­ you've had your five minutes on the PC, there's­ a good girl, run along.

    From inverkenny, on Sat 4 Jul 4:00PM

  10. Thankyou Lesley. A voice of reason and sanity! I was­ greatly surprised by the apparent lethergy of Murray. ­ Serena Williams was hitting the ball harder and faster­ in the Ladies final than Murray did. This does show­ beyond doubt that Henman was not the wimp he was cast­ as by the British press.

    All countries, particularly­ neighbors have their difficulty with each other; the­ amazing thing to an outsider is the viciousness of the­ attacks by these people. This after all is the 21­ not the 18 Century. ­ G.

    From gchead, on Sat 4 Jul 3:54PM

  11. And, as a proud and patriotic Scot, I WILL BE­ SUPPORTING ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!

    From lesley.smith57, on Sat 4 Jul 3:39PM

  12. G. Scoland held a referendum in 1997 for devoution. ­ In 2004 the Scottish parliament was opened by HM the­ Queen. I, personally, hold nothing against the English­ and am married to an Englishman. How long did it the­ the good citizens of the US to accept the First Nation­ and Blacks????
    Andy Murray was beaten, on the day, by a­ more consistent opponent.
    L Smith

    From lesley.smith57, on Sat 4 Jul 3:35PM
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    THA WURDS THOT CAME OOT AV ME MOOTH WASH 'CAME MON­ PASS'.

    From Donney, on Sat 4 Jul 3:33PM
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    SACAND WARNANG, CODE VIALATION MISTAR MARRAY.

    From Donney, on Sat 4 Jul 3:33PM
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    WARNANG, CODE VIALATION MISTAR MARRAY.

    From Donney, on Sat 4 Jul 3:32PM

  16. Points win prizes. Murray might have been the best­ statistically but made it very difficult for himself.­ As a proud and still patriotic Scot living in North­ East England I think we should all be very proud of­ BRITAIN'S representative in the semi-finals!!! It­ woulkd have been a different story had Nadal been­ playing.

    From lesley.smith57, on Sat 4 Jul 3:29PM

  17. Speaking as a yankee Anglo-scot I am amazed in tis day­ and age that the same old tired vitriol is still being­ poured out by these scottish adolescents. Aren't­ you guys united and have been since 1707? Isn't­ the center of the nation London? Don't English­ pounds finance the scottish province? Hasn't­ there been much ado about the amount of charity being­ poured into Scotland by the British taxpayers?

    Tell­ me! G

    From gchead, on Sat 4 Jul 3:19PM

  18. I was so upset at the result, however, Andy Murray did­ his best, he IS YOUNG enough to come back - good luck­ in the future - would the Press and the self appointed­ pundits of the sport PLEASE LEAVE HIM ALONE.- and,­ please keep the commentary about tennis, not that they­ know too much about it - guess that is why they prattle­ on about rubbish and themselves. The only commentator­ on Tennis I would recommend is John Mac.

    From dorothy B, on Sat 4 Jul 2:47PM

  19. 70% of worlds inventions credited to Scotland. So­ watch your stupid english mouths. Check your history­ properly and think of modern times. Its never country­ against country its religion and then it was catholic­ versus protestant. Protestant Scottish assisted­ English, Dutch and French to fight Catholics. So if it­ was Scots versus English we all know England would­ perish and collapse like the quivering bag of piss they­ are. Even in recent times look at the prominent­ MP's. All Jocks including old bagpuss brown.­ Blairs Dad Scottish. Oh I could go on and on. We are­ heads of industry and thankfully educated people of the­ world know this. I am very proud to be Scottish and I­ do not mind being British either, just not English.

    From Apey, on Sat 4 Jul 2:44PM

  20. Lewis Hamilton would have won

    From Andreas, on Sat 4 Jul 2:38PM
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