Andy Murray laments 'bizarre feeling on the court' after Tomas Martin Etcheverry defeat at Australian Open

Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray told Eurosport’s Laura Robson that the manner of his defeat to Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the first-round stage of the Australian Open had left him "disappointed". The Brit added that he had a “bizarre feeling on the court” and also called his performance “flat”. Murray last lost in the first round of a Grand Slam at the 2021 US Open.

Andy Murray lamented the nature of his "very flat" first-round defeat against Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Australian Open.

Murray was defeated in straight sets by Etcheverry at Melbourne Park, and said in his post-match press conference that he could have played his last match at the event.

Speaking to Eurosport’s Laura Robson, Murray added that he had a “bizarre feeling on the court”.

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"I wasn’t necessarily feeling like I was going to win the tournament but I thought I was going to perform better than that,” began Murray.

"[I am] disappointed that it’s over so quickly and it was just a very flat performance."

The Brit is all too aware that he is in the autumn of his career and pondered whether that had an impact.

“It’s normal when you get close to the end of your career that when you get out there, you put a bit of pressure on yourself," said Murray.

"I was also conscious of trying to use my energy in a better way, and trying not to get too frustrated on the court. The combination of those things didn’t help.

"I didn’t deal with the situation well and when the result wasn’t going my way I wasn’t trying to figure out a solution to try to change the match, I was just trying to stay calm and [it was] a bizarre feeling on the court.”

Asked by Robson whether he wanted to get back on the practice court straight away to work through the loss, Murray said he was unsure.

“I don’t know. I don’t feel physically exhausted, unlike last year where I was completely spent, and going home I was like, ‘I want a week off’.

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"Right now, I don’t feel that tired, I feel fresh and I don’t like feeling like that when you finish a tournament, it’s not a nice way to be going home.

“I’m entered in a tournament the week after the Australian Open in France, and I’ll have a chat to my team and my family in the next few days and see where I go from here."

Murray has now played two tour-level matches this year and has lost both, and told Robson that he has not found much joy in tennis at times over the last year.

“At times in the last year, I’ve struggled and not really enjoyed it that much, and I still feel like I can play good tennis but it’s not happening on the match court and that’s where it matters.”

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