Murray’s 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 defeat at the World Tour Finals came at the hands of Stan Wawrinka. PHOTO: AFP
Murray crashed out of the season-ending event on Friday after a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 defeat against Stan Wawrinka denied him a place in the semi-finals.
The world number two has never won the Tour Finals and will now have to wait another year to lift the trophy at London’s O2 Arena.
Instead, Murray’s thoughts will immediately turn to international duty as Britain prepare for their first Davis Cup final in 37 years next week.
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It is a welcome situation for Murray, who couldn’t hide his disappointment at failing to make the Tour Finals last-four for the first time since 2012 as he smashed a racquet as the match against the French Open champion slipped away.
“This is obviously a big event, one that I would have liked to have done better over the years,” said Murray. “Now I have a couple more days to get ready for Belgium [Britain’s Davis Cup final opponents].”
Murray admitted he could have few complaints about his Tour Finals failure after a lacklustre effort against Rafael Nadal and then an error-strewn loss to Wawrinka.
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He insisted his inconsistent efforts weren’t the result of spending most of the week before the Tour Finals practising on clay courts at Queen’s Club to prepare for the surface that will be used in next week’s Davis Cup final in Ghent.
“There are no excuses,” said Murray. “To be honest I made too many errors. It was tough. I couldn’t quite get the balance.”
Murray had already made it clear before the Tour Finals that his main priority at the end of the season was helping Britain win the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 22nd, 2015.
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