In his first match
since the Davis Cup back in September due to back surgary, Andy
murray got off to a losing start. At the Mubadala World Tennis
exhibition he went down 57 36 to franchman Jo-wilfried Tsonga. In
what is an understandable loss considering his lack of off season
preparation, Murray seemed content with his performance. In an
interview with skysports.com the Wimbledon champion said:-
"I moved well in the first set, especially once I got into the rallies,"
"I moved well in the first set, especially once I got into the rallies,"
"I didn't feel slow at all. In the second,
I slowed down slightly, but that's something that is going to get
better by playing matches. I can't expect to feel great for long
periods of matches straightaway.
"But it was a good workout. You want to
play your best, but you need to be realistic and patient. I will play
better tomorrow than I did today.
"I was hitting the ball okay, moving well
for the most part. Moving is the most important thing. I just need to
be able to do it for a longer period. I just felt like I hadn't
played a match for a while."
This is Tsonga's first
win over Murray since 2008. Meanwhile in the other match yesterday
Spain’s David Ferrer produced an impressive 75 61 win over Swiss
number 2 Stanislas Wawrinka. Highlights of both games are below:-
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