World number two Andy Murray said that he’s not going to expect too much in this week’s Rogers Cup, knowing that the singles field is still tough despite the absence of world number five Roger Federer.
“I will have to be patient with myself, not expect too much, just try to fight for every point,” he said. “If I do that, I will give myself a chance of winning the match, but it will be a tough start for me.”
Murray won his second Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon last month and the Montreal Masters is his first tournament since then. He took a quick vacation before returning to his training base in Miami in preparation for this hardcourt event.
Murray could potentially meet top-ranked Novak Djokovic or number four Rafael Nadal in the final since both players are in the other side of the draw. For now, he will have to take it one match at a time. He will face either Marcel Granollers, winner of the recently concluded claycourt event in Kitzbuhel, or Grigor Dimitrov, who reached the quarterfinals of the Citi Open last week.
“It will be a very tough match,” said Murray. “Granollers won last week’s tournament and Dimitrov is obviously very talented.”
His potential quarterfinal opponents are Canada’s bet Milos Raonic or Citi Open 2013 champion Juan Martin Del Potro. Murray is a two-time champion at Montreal Masters (2009 and 2010).
