Andy Murray admitted he’s not having fun with his tennis after struggling one other disappointing defeat to Alex de Minaur within the first spherical of the Paris Masters.
Murray had misplaced all 5 earlier matches in opposition to the Australian, together with three this season, with the latest coming in Beijing the place the Briton didn’t convert three match factors.
The former world No 1 seemed on target to finish that run on Monday after recovering from shedding the opening set tie-break to steer 5-2 within the decider.
However, Murray didn’t win both of his subsequent two service video games – regardless of having a match level within the second – and the world No 13 prevailed 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5 in simply over three hours.
Murray’s mood boiled over through the ultimate set as he knocked the drinks bottles and towel off his bench throughout a change of ends earlier than smashing his racket on the ground after the final level.
The disappointing run of type has left the 36-year-old two-time Wimbledon champion questioning what else he has to do to get again to profitable methods.
“I’m not really enjoying it just now in terms of how I feel on the court and how I’m playing,” Murray stated. “The last five, six months haven’t been that enjoyable, so I need to try to find some of that enjoyment back because playing a match like that there’s not much positivity there.
“When I play a good point, I’m not really getting behind myself and then, in the important moments, that will to win and fight that has always been quite a big, big part of my game … ”
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Another Briton who didn’t benefit from the match was Katie Boulter – the girlfriend of De Minaur. The British No 1 wrote on X, previously often called Twitter: “Had enough Alex and Andy for the rest of my life. No more please and thank you.”
Murray, who’s entered for subsequent week’s ATP 250 occasion in Metz, stated he’ll take a while to think about whether or not to play for Great Britain within the Davis Cup on the finish of November. He added: “If I want to keep going, I’m going to need a lot of work. It’s not just going to be like one or two weeks of training to get me to where I need to get to, it’s going to have to be a lot of work and consistent work to give myself a chance.”
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