Andy Murray was on court earlier today as he played a practice match with Marin Cilic ahead of the Australian Open.
He’s explained to The Guardian what he felt he did particularly poorly.
So, how did Murray perform against a player he has a fair bit of history with? We take a closer look…
Andy Murray unhappy with one aspect of his game today
Well, it’s fair to say that Murray gave a mixed review of his practice match defeat to Cilic that took place in Kooyong earlier today.
The two-time Wimbledon champion was beaten 6-3, 7-5 by the Croatian player he beat en route to the Australian Open final in 2010.
Murray is holding on to his career these days and the likelihood of him going deep in Melbourne next week is probably pretty slim.
His career-altering hip injury means he’s not the elite force that he once was and he’s suggested what he needs to improve ahead of next week’s tournament.
He told The Guardian: “I didn’t serve that well at the beginning of the match but got a bit better as it went on and had a few chances in the second set. I didn’t get them obviously but it’s always got to get some matches in and it’s always a little bit different than playing practice sets.”
Murray will need to dig deep next week
In our minds, Murray is a true legend of the game. He’s the most successful Great British player of all time with 46 singles titles to his name.
These days, it’s a very different Murray that graces tennis courts around the world and at 36-years-old, it’s difficult to know when he will call time on his career.
Murray has always been ultra-competitive and it’s good that he’s still talking about improving certain areas of his game.
It will be fascinating to see how Murray goes at the first Grand Slam of the year and he will be hoping for a favourable draw when it gets announced.
Murray hasn’t been beyond the third round of a major since 2017 and any improvement on that in Melbourne would be an amazing achievement.
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