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Murray happy with 'fight' against Mannarino

Saturday, September 05 2015 by SNTV
  • SuggestedLeadIn: Reaction from Andy Murray after he rallied from two sets down to defeat Adrian Mannarino in the second round of the US Open on Thursday (3rd September) in New York.

    Script: SOUNDBITE: (English) Andy Murray, defeated Adrian Mannarino 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1:

    "Not relief. I'm proud of the way I fought. It was not an easy match to come through at all. He was making it extremely difficult for me, as well. Thought he played some really, really good tennis. He has such an unorthodox game, I didn't really feel that comfortable at many points out there in the match. But, yeah, I was happy, very happy with the way I fought through that, you know, finished the match stronger than him."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Andy Murray, defeated Adrian Mannarino 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1:

    "I think obviously playing best-of-five is more physically demanding, but at the same time you have the opportunity to almost have quite a slow start. If your opponent's playing great for one hour and 45 minutes, on the women's tour, you can be out of the tournament. If you start slowly, an example like today, I had time to get back into it, which helps. Yeah, Serena (Williams) was often quite a slow starter. It also helps that she's much better than everyone else. When she starts playing her game, she tends to come back."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Andy Murray, defeated Adrian Mannarino 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1, (on his Adidas shoes):

    "Why? Well, as a professional athlete, you obviously have to be very careful when you make changes to your racquets and to your footwear. I started testing the Under Armour shoes in March. Used the Under Armour shoes at Wimbledon and during the grass court season. Then did some more testing on the hard court shoes in the build up here. They just weren't quite right. You know, you can't take risks with those things because if you, you know, have an issue there, get blisters or twist an ankle or whatever, that can cost you. It's different if it's a T-shirt or shorts. The shoes and the racquets are obviously extremely important. I'll be in the shoes by the end of the year. The shoes are very close to being right, but just weren't quite ready yet."

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