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Thursday, 27 October 2005 |
Andy Murray and Tim Henman deny any shift of power
Andy Murray and Tim Henman were quick to play down the talk of the
torch being passed in British tennis after teenager Murray won their
match in Basel.
The 18-year-old Scot beat the 31-year-old Tim Henman 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7-4)
in their first-ever encounter, but denied it signalled a changing of
the guard.
"It's not for me," said Andy Murray. "He's still a top 30 player even though he's had a bad year by his standards.
"If he plays the way he can, he can still be in the top 30 or even 20."
Andy Murray, who faces Tomas Berdych at 1900 BST on Thursday, added:
"At the moment I'm still just in the top 70, so it's not like that at
all."
Tim Henman was equally mystified by suggestions that he was handing over his monopoly of the British game to Murray.
"I don't know what this mystery thing is that I'm meant to be passing
on - what is it? A torch, a flag, a baton?" said Tim Henman.
"Whatever it is I'm more than happy for Andy to have it. On this occasion, I won't be offended.
"I guess I've had it since the first time I beat (former British number one) Jeremy Bates but for us players it's irrelevant.
"I'm frustrated and disappointed to have lost today because I don't
feel I executed my shots very well but in the overall context of things
it's just another match."
But Andy Murray did admit that coming through despite failing to serve
out the match in the second set made this the biggest win of his career
so far.
"I've always believed in myself and believed that I can win matches like these," Andy Murray said.
"Coming back for the first time after serving for it changes
everything. I've never won any matches like that before, it's good for
you mentally.
"I never want to lose a match - I want to win every one that I play."
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