Andy Murray makes ‘disagreeable’ admission earlier than Canadian Open second spherical

Andy Murray has spoken in regards to the ‘unpleasant’ winds throughout his first-round win over Lorenzo Sonego in Toronto. In a hard-fought victory, the three-time Canadian Open winner got here out on high in a contest that noticed each gamers deal with the climate.

The blustery situations impacted each Sonego and Murray, with the latter popping out on high within the opening set with a 7-6 (3) success – in what appeared a considerably decisive lead. Sonego was discouraged by going a set behind and appeared to modify off within the second set, shedding 6-0 handy Murray the win.

Speaking after the match, the victorious 36-year-old stated: “It really wasn’t pleasant to play in. It was really blustery, changing direction during the point, and we knew coming in it was going to feel uncomfortable. We hit on this court this morning and it was really breezy.

“So I was expecting it but it still adds a bit of stress to the match and it was a really tight first set. There were lots of opportunities each way, I managed to sneak through the tie-break and after that, he was obviously a bit disappointed, and I relaxed a little bit.”

Murray has enjoyed plenty of success in Toronto previously and is bidding for his fourth title in the competition, though admits that the conditions at the tournament don’t truly suit his style and that other venues play to his advantage more. He explained: “The conditions here are very different to playing in Montreal.

“It’s always much faster here, it just takes time to get used to it,” stated Murray. “Hopefully if I build some confidence and get through some matches, I believe I can play well on this court and in these conditions. Obviously, I’ve had success here in the past. It was a very long time ago, but I have good memories from this tournament. I love playing here and hopefully, I can build a bit of momentum.”