Murry Beaten In Memphis
Andy Murry’s excellent run of form ended with a heavy defeat to Sweden’s Robin Soderling in Memphis on Friday.
Despite the defeat the 18-year-old Scot will take over from Tim Henman as British number one on Monday following last week’s win in San Jose.
Murry went into his quarter final on the back of seven straight wins and a 2-0 record against Soderling.
But the punishing schedule finally caught up with him and Soderling powered to a 6-1 6-4 victory and a place in the semi-finals.
“I fought until the end of my match, just mentally it wasn’t quite there today,” said Murry.
“It’s difficult to keep that up for two weeks at a time, that’s why it’s so tough to win a Grand Slam.”
Murry admitted that his maiden title win in San Jose last week had finally taken it’s toll.
“I was a bit tired mentally,” he said. “It’s really difficult to keep a run going, especially after the week I had last week.”
“I’m a little bit disappointed to lose but happy with the last couple of weeks.”
