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Andrew Barron "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player, ranked World No.

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When I was 25, it's quite easy, after a couple of weeks of practice, it's quicker to get going whereas now it takes a little bit longer, i've made quite big changes to the way I train off the court as well. But the weight and things like that, that's my fault. I've never had that in my career before.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 months ago Sports

We arrived here a week before our first match, which I think everyone considered to be pretty early, i was taking the match very seriously today. But when you have a child, maybe that becomes your priority for a period of time. Maybe I could have got on the practice courts sooner.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 months ago Sports

The atmosphere is much more intimate on a court like that today. The atmosphere was brilliant.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 months ago Sports

I've got a third one coming so I will have three kids under four years old, when I have been off Tour my family has got bigger so I need to get back on the road so we don't get out of control.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 months ago Sports

It's amazing to be back playing against Stan in a final like that, he was playing unbelievable, i never expected to be in this position so I'm very happy. Stan was hitting winners from everywhere but I managed to hang in there. This is one of my biggest wins after everything.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 months ago Sports

I'm really tired, I just had a sleep before coming, that's the first time I've had to do that since I came back. It's something that I need to kind of get used to again, especially playing at this level and that intensity.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 months ago Sports

I'm really looking forward to be going back to Shanghai, a tournament I have had success at in the past – the last time I was there was in 2016, thanks to the tournament for a wildcard, it's great to be able to continue my comeback and play more tennis in China.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 5 months ago Sports

What I need now is matches. I want to get myself back on the singles court and keep testing myself.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 6 months ago Sports

I'm not going to play doubles at the U.S. Open, my goal is to get back playing at the level that I want to on the singles court, and I've decided that I need to focus all my energies on that right now.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 6 months ago Sports

I have zero pain, im not expecting to be moving as well as I used to, but I still think I can probably move better than I am now. But that will take time. I started playing singles a couple weeks ago.

– Andy Murray

Found on FOX News 6 months ago Sports

Obviously Ill find out on the court tomorrow if I have doubts about my movement and how my hip and stuff is feeling, but Ive done what I could to make that easy on Andy Murray, theres nothing for me to worry about, but I know its easy to say that but when you get on the court, psychologically it can be tricky.

– Andy Murray

Found on FOX News 6 months ago Sports

Thats the situation Im in, and I would have signed up for being in this position Im in six months ago, absolutely.

– Andy Murray

Found on FOX News 6 months ago Sports

I know how bad I felt in Australia and how bad I felt the last year that I played singles here, and I feel better now than I did then, so if physically I can get back to a good level, my tennis is still fine. I'm sure that tennis-wise, I will be able to keep up with guys.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 7 months ago Sports

But that's what I was saying the other day, that this might be my last match, if I go ahead with the operation, I don't recover well from it, then I don't play again. I'm aware of that.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Sports

Just playing with no idea when the pain was going to stop, and I felt like making that decision, i said to my team,' Look, I think I can kind of get through this until Wimbledon.' That was where I'd like to stop — stop playing. But I'm also not certain I'm able to do that.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Top News

I'm going to play, I can still play to a level, not a level that I'm happy playing at.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Top News

I can play with limitations but having the limitations and the pain is not allowing me to enjoy competing or training, wimbledon is where I would like to stop playing but I am not certain I am able to do that.

– Andy Murray

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

If he's able to focus for three, four hours at a time, do it over the space of two weeks, there's no reason why he can't compete, if you're getting that many free points with your serve. You don't actually have to win that many points and play that many long rallies and stuff.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Sports

Obviously, Wimbledon for me is special for a lot of reasons. I always want to be here competing, it feels a little bit odd coming into the tournament this year. Normally, like at this stage I feel really nervous, lots of pressure, and I expect a lot of myself around this time of year.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Sports

How I'm going to feel if I play for four hours in the first match? I can't answer that question honestly, i need to be mindful of how I'm feeling on a day-to-day basis. Right now you can't say for 100 percent certainty when you only started competing 10 days ago how you're going to feel after every match and each day.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Sports

I will see how the next couple of days go. I'm playing sets on Saturday, but most likely I'll be playing, i need to play it a little bit by ear, I can't predict how I will feel in two days.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Sports

I'm a bit stiff just now. Just normal stuff that you would get after maybe playing on a grasscourt for the first time in a while, the longest I have practiced in the last year has been an hour and a half. I was on the court for significantly longer than that in a more intense environment. So, you know, I'm feeling decent, considering that.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Sports

I won't rule anything out just now. I won't rule out playing Eastbourne and not playing Wimbledon, i wouldn't rule out not playing a tournament next week and trying to get matches like in an exhibition tournament, as well, to get ready for Wimbledon.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Sports

If you're saying you're taking injury timeouts and stuff purely to try and throw the opponent's rhythm off, to use it tactically, that isn't good, something has to happen with that. That's breaking the rules intentionally. I'm not saying he's the only player that does it. But if you go and say that, obviously you're going to get fined.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Sports

I didn't feel like I played my best tennis, but I won and I got through it. You know, that's a really positive thing.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Sports

Getting out on the match court... the adrenaline helps numb some of the pain. I moved well today and thought I did pretty well for the first match, i'll spend some time with my physio this evening, get an ice bath, then have a light practice tomorrow. I'll work a bit on my passing shots and lobs because it will be a different match against Dustin Brown.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Sports

To represent your country at the Games is an unbelievable experience, but to lead out Team GB will be an incredible honor, the biggest in sport, this is my third Olympic Games and it is a very special competition for me. I obviously have great memories of London and I am 100 percent focused on winning here in Rio.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

Winning medals for your country is as good as it gets.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

Amazing things do happen in sport sometimes, obviously, Roger's a massive, massive favorite going into the match. I would expect him to win fairly comfortably.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

His consistency and drive over the last few years has been incredible. I don't know if that's ever happened before, where someone's pretty much gone over a year consistently reaching the finals of tournaments, in an individual sport, if you have a really bad day, wake up, you feel terrible, you lose at this level. He hasn't had really any of those results or those matches over the last few years. That's very impressive.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

It will be interesting. Obviously never happened before, not for me anyway, liam's a good guy. Works hard. I would imagine we'd probably play on one of the big courts, so a big experience for him, as well. Yeah, look forward to it but, I mean, it will be a bit strange.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

It's not about who's in the opposite corner, john was obviously an unbelievable player and a great, great grasscourt player, so I'm sure he'll help Milos a lot, but I'm happy with my team and we'll get ready for tomorrow.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

For sure, that's a motivation, there have been many great players who have won here over the years.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

I've learned a lot from Amelie over the past two years, she's been a calming influence in the team and we'll miss having her around.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

I was holding her and that’s when I started to get emotional, there was no one to help and I was responsible for her.

– Andy Murray

Found on FOX News 3 years ago U.S.

Kim told me she had read an article where it was sort of blaming our child for me losing a match. That’s actually a horrible thing to say, that’s not the case, but so what if she did? Why does that matter?

– Andy Murray

Found on FOX News 3 years ago U.S.

I read that 55 athletes have failed tests for that substance since January 1, you just don't expect high-level athletes at the top of many different sports to have heart conditions.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

It's not up to me to decide the punishment, but if you're taking performance enhancing drugs and you fail a drugs test, you have to get suspended, if you're taking a prescription drug and you're not using it for what that drug was meant for, then you don't need it, so you're just using it for the performance enhancing benefits that drug is giving you. And I don't think that that's right.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

I was getting a little out of breath, but I played a good match and served well, i had unbelievable support today and it was great to play in front of a full house.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

That's the plan, but it's hypothetical just now. Providing everything goes well, I would play in the Davis Cup, then have a little break and play Toronto and the Olympics, and potentially not play in Cincinnati, i've always enjoyed representing my country. Statistically I've played by far my best tennis when I've played for Great Britain.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Sports

I like playing indoors, i grew up in Scotland and the weather is not as good as here so I grew up playing most of my tennis indoors.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

He's in good shape. He fights so hard in every single match. He's been rewarded for that with an unbelievably consistent career at the top of the game.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

I played well, everything was working pretty good. I was able to finish a lot of the points up at the net.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

Nice to have Amelie back in the team out in Dubai, thanks to Jonas for helping out this year. I enjoyed working with one of the nicest guys on the tour, bring on 2016.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

Amelie did come in at a difficult time, when I had just come back from back surgery, which was tough, when I started working with her officially I was ranked 11 in the world -- I had just dropped out of the top 10 for the first time in eight years -- and I'm now back up to number 2, which is my highest ranking.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

I had no idea about either of the warnings because you can't hear anything on the court, so I'm surprised( the umpire) could hear what I was saying.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

The Murrays was The Murrays, to come back from the disappointment of losing the fourth set, we kept creating chances, we stuck together like brothers should and managed to come up with enough good returns.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

He's such a fighter, and such an amazing player, I knew I had to try my best and just stick with it.

– Andy Murray

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

We need to believe, which is not always easy, obviously, I had quite a few opportunities, I think I was one for seven on breakpoints (in the first set).

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

To be honest, I believe Nick Kyrgios likes playing on big stages. I would expect Nick Kyrgios to be ready for The Shanghai match. Nick Kyrgios gets fired up for big matches, every match is a new match. Nick Kyrgios's Nick Kyrgios.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

Nick Kyrgios's Nick Kyrgios, nick Kyrgios made a mistake. All the guys here when they were 19 or 20 made mistakes. Nick Kyrgios was seen by millions. It's unfortunate it happened. It was wrong.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

Everybody wants me and Novak Djokovic to dislike each other and people always try to stir things up between us, it’s impossible to be extremely close when we’re playing in these sorts of matches because it’s so mentally challenging and physically demanding and you need to try to still have that competitive edge as well.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

Today was the best I hit the ball on the hardcourts since I started playing on it again, i felt like I was returning( serve) a little bit better, which is important for my game.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

I always want to play but I've also had a long few months, it's about doing what's best for us to win the title. We'll chat about it and hopefully I can play.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

In grand slams you have to try to conserve energy when you can really because the two weeks can be quite draining physically and mentally.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Most Read Articles

I think in grand slams you have to try to conserve energy when you can really because the two weeks can be quite draining physically and mentally, if you can get yourself off the court quickly, capitalize if your opponent maybe isn't playing as well, if you're on your game, try to push yourself to keep playing that way. It can pay off toward the end of the tournament.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

In any sport winning gives you confidence, this year I've won a lot of matches, more than I ever have in my career to this point in a season.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

In the 12 months I've been with Amelie I feel like I've come through some difficult moments.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

She's a phenomenal athlete across all sports. The stuff that she's done is obviously incredible, in terms of what she's trying to achieve this year, I think the easiest thing to do is to kind of get ahead of yourself.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

How are players supposed to know, we can't know, because are we supposed to be counting in our head?

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

I don't think there are any negatives that you can have from winning against someone that has won this event nine times and beating them in straight sets, i'm not buying that that can be negative in any way.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

I practiced 40 minutes and felt pretty exhausted, it didn't make sense for me to keep going because when you feel like this it becomes a risk to play.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

To play Rafa in Spain is extremely tough, but this is the reason why we play tennis for these matches, it is one of the toughest things in tennis to try and win against Rafa on clay.

– Andy Murray

Found on CNN 4 years ago World

This was my first final on clay and to come out and play a match like that, I am very pleased to have won, i had very few chances when I was returning. I was lucky to get a couple of good shots when I was behind in the tiebreak and hang on in the end.

– Andy Murray

Found on CNN 4 years ago World

Queen's will be a perfect venue.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

A lot of the things that I want to work on and improve in my game( are things) that he was very good at himself, mentally he was very strong. He got the most out of his game. He was a very good competitor. He was obviously physically very strong as well, he played singles and doubles most weeks and had a very long career.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

I don't think he has a huge ego so I wouldn't envisage that being a huge problem, they have spoken to each other a number of times on the phone, both have said to me that it went very well, they both like each other and know each other from their playing days which is good.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

Towards the end of the second set there were a lot of long games and he was creating a lot of opportunities, he definitely started to return better.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Sports

I made way too many mistakes from the beginning of the match right through to the end; early in rallies, (I was) rushing points, (It was) quite similar to the match I played against (Gilles) Simon in Rotterdam, which is disappointing.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Sports

If you have a coach around it’s a lot easier to do basket drills or work on specific things, you can get constant feedback with what you’re doing.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Sports

I think I moved pretty well today. I defended well, you know, which is something -- if you want to win these tournaments, you need to defend well.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Sports

The whole match he made it very difficult, he played very aggressively, he shouldn't be ranked 300 in the world.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Sports

I’ve had some great moments on those grass courts, it's where I won my first professional match and my first title in Britain. The year I won Wimbledon, it came a few weeks after winning at Queen’s, and it’s perfect preparation.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Sports

The most important point in any team is that everyone has the same vision, everyone wants to move forward together, i feel that's what I have now. Maybe the last four or five months of last year it wasn't like that. It's not as much fun traveling when that's the case. If everyone isn't right into it, that isn't how you want to work.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Sports

I think when it comes to psychology it has to be something that the player wants and the player buys into, when it's someone else's suggestion in the past I haven't felt like it's worked. But just now I think it's working well.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Sports

I had the( shoulder) problem in Abu Dhabi couple of days ago and haven't had much time to serve after that. We flew straight from there and arrived yesterday, it doesn't really make sense for a right-handed player to have a problem with their left arm. So I am not sure exactly what it was and I had a scan in Abu Dhabi and that was all clear.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Sports

We have a plan to get married next year, that's the plan but no dates were set yet.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Sports

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