Murray Defends Dubai Comments
February 28, 2010 · Print This Article
World No. 4 Andy Murray was made to defend his recent Dubai comments after losing in the second-round to Serb Janko Tipsarevic.
The Scot made referrence to the statue of the event, and his lack of commit to winning.
“The stuff that I was doing in the matches here are similar to what I’d be doing if I was training this week. I’d be playing practice sets and working on serve?and?volley and coming forward, you know and taking more risks,” said Murray after the match. ”I would have liked to have won, but it’s not the end of the world
“If it was a Slam or something, my tactics and my game style would have been a bit different.”
The director of the tournament, Colm McLoughlin, suggested that Murray’s remarks could very well hurt the state of the men’s Tour.
“We are not disputing Andy’s effort but the comment he made after the match have caused concern. Many fans have come up to us and said that he seemed to have indicated Dubai was simply a warm up tournament.”
After speaking with Murray’s management team, McLouglin later clarified that Murray was in fact giving his best effort during the U.A.E. event.
“We’ve all read the after-match comments Andy made to the media and Andy’s management company is saying these were taken out of context.
“He has always been very direct with the press and there is no question [being asked] that he did not give all his efforts in the match against Janko Tipsarevic… Andy tried his best and anyone who watched the match can vouch for that.
“We look forward to welcoming Andy back at the Championships next year.”
Murray will next see action at the Indian Wells event in California. The Scot reached the finals last year, losing in windy conditions to Rafael Nadal.
Quotes courtesy of tennis.com.
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