Here’s the Andy Murray French Open 2014 Interview Transcript following win over Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. The British tennis star is through to the third round in Paris.
Q. Have you served that well in a little while? Looked pretty good.
ANDY MURRAY: I served fairly well a couple of weeks ago, I said at the time, in Madrid and stuff. Even though the rest of my game wasn’t where I wanted it to be. I said at the time I was feeling like I was serving well.
It was a good serving performance today, especially when I was down in games, in the game I got broken right at the end it was not down to my serving, really. I just missed a few other shots.
But it was good serving.
Q. That was a very comprehensive victory. There were moments you were getting pretty cross with yourself, calling yourself an idiot and all that kind of thing.
ANDY MURRAY: I think when you guys are that close to the court, you’re going to pick up on everything that’s said during the match.
But, you know, from a player’s perspective, beginning of the sets and in the early rounds of slams when you get up a set, the beginning of sets are very important to try and get ahead whilst the opponent’s head is down a little bit.
And there was a couple games right at the beginning of the set where I had opportunities to break. One very long deuce game. I had Love 40, and maybe it took me six or seven breakpoints to get it.
But, you know, I was just trying to make sure that my intensity was there every moment, especially at the beginning of the sets.
I managed to get ahead early in all of them, and that helped.
Q. Kohlschreiber next. I’m assuming you’re expecting a tricky match there?
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, very tough, very tough match for me. I played him once before on clay and I think I got three games or something.
It will be very tough. He obviously won the tournament last week. He’s not dropped a set here, I don’t think. So, yeah, he will be very tough, very good player.
Q. What do you remember of that match in Monte Carlo?
ANDY MURRAY: I remember not playing particularly well. I was very disappointed after the match.
Over the years I have had a few matches like that in Monte Carlo where I’ve lost fairly comfortably, lost to Stan last year very quickly, as well.
Beginning of the clay court season I have had some tough matches over the years, so I don’t remember a whole lot about it in terms of exactly what happened during the match. It just wasn’t a pleasant memory for me.
