WIMBLEDON

June 28, 2004

Andy Murray

THE MODERATOR: Questions for Andrew.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah, I was. I didn't think I played my best match, but obviously it's only my second tournament in eight months. So, you know, I was just glad to get through. I'd lost in the first round the last two years, so it was a good feeling to win.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah, it's the same again this year. But, yeah, I think I've learnt to deal with it a bit better. I was more relaxed on the court than I was last year. Hopefully I can continue it for the rest of the tournament.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yes.

ANDREW MURRAY: I lost to Gael Monfils. He's the No. 1 in the world junior. He won the Australian juniors this year and the French Open. It was a pretty tight match, so hopefully I'll get to play him in the final this year. I lost 7-5, 6-3, but I had a lot of chances.

ANDREW MURRAY: We, basically I'd had a niggling knee injury for about two or three months. It started at the US Open last year in September. Then I got an MRI scan in December, which showed I had a bipartite patella, it was very inflamed, I couldn't actually bend my knee at all. So I had to take four or five months off of doing absolutely nothing. I just started playing again the last couple of months.

ANDREW MURRAY: It feels fine on the court. Everything feels good. I actually injured my hip two or three weeks ago in Surbiton, which was my first tournament back, which was a bit disappointing. But everything's good now.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah, I did -- tennis-wise, I couldn't play at all. I wasn't allowed on the court. I did a lot of upper bodywork, saw a sports psychologist. I actually did a few other things, as well.

ANDREW MURRAY: Well, taught me how to breathe properly on the court, just positive thinking all the time, which actually helped in my match today.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah, well, it was quite difficult for me because I know I'd been playing through it, and the physio told me it was okay to keep playing. And then I'd done that for three months, then I went to get my scan, and he said my kneecap was in tatters, I couldn't do anything obviously for four or five months. So it was quite difficult. But then after the first couple of months, I learnt to deal with it. Obviously, it's fine now.

ANDREW MURRAY: It was one from the Scottish Institute of Sport. But it wasn't actually their fault because they told me what the problem was, and it was actually right what they'd said the first time. It's just I kept growing, I was playing on hard surfaces, so that was the real problem.

ANDREW MURRAY: I don't actually know. Wait and see. I probably got another six months left of growing, I think.

ANDREW MURRAY: I was actually very excited. But after the match, I couldn't remember one point I'd played, I was so nervous. I was obviously really excited. I didn't think what I was doing on court at all. Then last year was kind of similar, but this year I'm fine (smiling).

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah, it's in Barcelona.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah, well, if I'm going to play some tournaments on clay, then obviously there's no clay courts here for me to practice on. So I'll go over there maybe two or three weeks before to prepare. But I'm also going to be in London a bit more now as well.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah, I was a little bit nervous at the start. Obviously, I'm not that match fit, because I've hardly played any matches lately. But once I got into it, I thought I played pretty well in the second and third set.

ANDREW MURRAY: No, not really. I've been seeded in a lot of tournaments I play in, all of the junior tournaments, so it doesn't worry me that much.

ANDREW MURRAY: No, yeah, it's really good. Hopefully I'll be able to go all the way and maybe beat the top seed in the final.

ANDREW MURRAY: No, I don't think so. I think, obviously, he's done really well, winning in Australia and the French. But obviously last week I had a tight match with him, and he struggled through his match today. I beat him last year at the French Open 6-4, 6-1. So he is beatable. I just think it's a confidence thing, just know him winning his matches.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah, I do. I watch a lot. It must be really difficult for him because every year, obviously, the press put so much pressure on him. But he deals with it so well. This year obviously he's taken a more laid-back approach, which I think is going to help him this year. Hopefully he can win it.

ANDREW MURRAY: Well, yeah, I'd love to be doing what Tim Henman's done, staying in the Top 10 for such a long time, making the three or four semifinals of Wimbledon would be great. Hopefully he'll be able to go one more this year. But, yeah, I can't wait. That's what I want to do. I want to get into the Top 10 in the world, then possibly win a Grand Slam.

ANDREW MURRAY: Well, I went to the Davis Cup earlier this year just to get a bit of a feel for it. I couldn't play, but, yeah, I watched everything. He was really a nice guy, good help, gave me a few tips and stuff. So hopefully I'll be in the Davis Cup later this year, as well.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah. He's 3-2 down, he's a break down. I don't really like watching. I get far too nervous (smiling).

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah, I hope so.

ANDREW MURRAY: My mom was watching today. She can't bear it either, she's shaking so much all the time. I hope my brother will be okay.

ANDREW MURRAY: Vahid Mirzadeh from America, or the Ukrainian boy. I don't know the Ukrainian guy, but I beat Mirzadeh 6-1, 6-Love in Roehampton last week.

ANDREW MURRAY: Hard work, I think is the main thing. A lot of Juniors, once they get to the top, they just relax and think that everything is going to happen straightaway. I'm not like that. I'm quite levelheaded. I'm just going to keep working hard, and hopefully one day it will come.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah, I won it when I was 12.

ANDREW MURRAY: Yeah. My brother lost in the final the year before.

ANDREW MURRAY: Jamie Delgado won it when he was 12, as well.