Andy Murray is playing the best tennis of his career, according to Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith.
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“It’s about finding the right people to help you with different things”, Murray said after his brutal 7-5 6-1 6-4 win.
Murray has reached the final of the Australian and French Opens this year, and he believes age and experience give him better grounding to challenge at the majors.
Tsonga, who has reached his 13th Grand Slam quarter-final in search of his first title, joked: “The one time that Novak Djokovic goes out early, he is not in my section of the draw!”
Every point I played it got worse.
Kyrgios has yet to beat Murray in any of their previous four meetings.
“It’s a damn shame when he does this”.
“How long will it take him to get back?”
Seven-time champion Roger Federer can reach an 11th Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday and become the most successful Grand Slam match victor when he tackles Croatia’s Marin Cilic.
During something that sounded more like a therapy session than a post-match news conference, Kyrgios bared his soul after losing to Murray.
The popular Tsonga has now won all six of his Wimbledon matches that have gone to five sets.
“Kyrgios went through the motions in the second set”, three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe told the BBC.
Roger Federer, who is yet to drop a set in these Championships, is the only big gun left who will worry the Scot and even then the pair can not meet until the finale. I’ve been to the fourth round at grand slams before.
But, for all Kyrgios’ failings, the key factor was the performance of Murray, who found a ideal mix of patience and aggression. “The rest of the match was pretty pathetic”, Kyrgios said.
“When nothing’s really going on in the match, like in the middle of the second set against Nick, it’s much harder to concentrate than at 6-5, 0-30. If he plays well, I’m not on my game, I can lose that match for sure”.
“Then one week I’ll just not do anything, I don’t really know a coach that would be pretty down for that one”.
Agreeing with three-time champion McEnroe’s scathing assessment that he crumbled under the Murray onslaught, the 21-year-old world No.18 said he lost it mentally. The Briton described the player as a “petulant little brat” on social media, suggesting Kyrgios “put his toys back in his pram”.
“I need to concentrate on my own form, try to keep it up, and if I play as focused and as solid as I did today I’ll have a chance”.
McEnroe added: “He’s got to look in the mirror if he wants to become a top player and win slams”.
When the trainer came on court and handed a pill to Nishikori, it was clear that Asia’s number one player was injured and one game later it was all over as muted applause greeted Cilic’s passage into the last eight. “I’m really looking forward to getting out there”, he said.
“When I see Roger (Federer), everyone sort of just looks at Roger”. I don’t really know a coach out there that would be pretty down for that one.
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“I’ve previously said, I don’t love the sport”, Kyrgios said. “I’m aware I’ll have to be playing at my highest level to win”. It’s a massive part of my life.
