Andy Murray raises Nottingham Open last fears as he eyes second straight title
Andy Murray has admitted that he shall be cautious of going through Arthur Cazaux when he goes up towards the younger Frenchman within the Nottingham Open last on Sunday afternoon. Murray, who triumphed in Surbiton final week after successful in Aix-en-Provence in May, is hoping to clinch his second straight title this weekend as he bids to earn a Wimbledon seeding by breaking into the world’s prime 32.
The Scot managed to succeed in the ultimate in Nottingham by cruising previous Nuno Borges in straight units on Saturday and can do battle with Cazaux, who’s ranked 181st on the earth, for the grand prize on Sunday. Murray revealed after his semi-final victory that he has just lately been coaching with the Montpellier native, who he believes will know extra about his type of play than the opposite method round.
“I actually practiced with him a few weeks ago, he’s a top young French player,” stated Murray in his on-court interview following his win over Borges.
“It shall be one. I’ve performed quite a lot of kids just lately and it is at all times powerful to play towards them. When I used to be that age taking part in towards extra skilled gamers you’d watch them taking part in on TV and also you’d know their video games slightly bit and perceive how one can play towards them.
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“Some of the younger guys which have simply come out of juniors, it is my first time seeing them and it is difficult, however we did get to follow with one another a number of weeks in the past so hopefully not too many surprises.”
It remains to be seen whether Murray will be able to get the job done against Cazaux on Sunday, with the two-time Wimbledon champion aiming to fine-tune his preparations for a return to the All England Club later this month. He has played a large number of matches over the last few weeks but went on to play down the notion that he could be putting himself at risk of an injury or burnout ahead of the next Grand Slam on the calendar.
“Today’s match was an hour and 1 / 4 and was not a very bodily match,” added Murray, who will need to pick up more wins at Queen’s Club next week to earn a Wimbledon seeding.
“If I used to be coaching at Queen’s, I’d have been on the follow courtroom for a few hours at this time and I’d have been within the gymnasium. There’s clearly the psychological stress of the matches and competing however fairly a number of of the matches have been fairly fast. Physically I really feel fantastic simply now.”