Murray insists best yet to come after Wimbledon exit
AFP, July, 2006
LONDON (AFP) — Andy Murray has insisted he was still one to two years away from reaching his peak after slipping tamely out of Wimbledon at the hands of Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis.
After a superb win over former finalist Andy Roddick on Saturday, the 19-year-old Murray was, by his own admission, lacklustre as he succumbed to a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) defeat by the Australian Open runner-up.
"It was a struggle," Murray admitted Monday. "That has got to be the worst I've returned this year and I've never missed so many second serve returns, especially off my backhand.
"It is slightly disappointing after the way I played on Saturday, but it is hard to explain. I just did not feel good the whole match.
"I got myself a break up in the second set and it just didn't happen."
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