TENNIS US OPEN 2014 – 28th of August 2014. A. Murray d. M. Bachinger 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. An interview with Andy Murray
Q. Very different conditions tonight. Were you happy with how you adjusted to it?
ANDY MURRAY: Well, it was extremely windy today. That was the hardest part about the conditions. Yeah, just very, very breezy. Difficult to play sort of close to the lines or anything like that. But I hit the ball well considering, served better, and obviously I moved a bit better today, as well.
Q. Any repercussions from the other day? All behind you now?
ANDY MURRAY: I hope so. I hope I feel better every day now. I felt fine the last couple days. Had no problems, you know, on the Tuesday or Wednesday. I practiced well and didn’t have any problem. Tonight was fine, too.
Q. Any reaction to your opponent’s costume change? Did you think about that at all?
ANDY MURRAY: I wouldn’t describe it as ‘a costume.’ It wasn’t a fancy dress (smiling). No, not really. One of the colors, it can be quite hard to see on the court, if someone has like a neon yellow color, because it’s similar to the ball. So that sometimes can be a little bit distracting. But not tonight.
Q. Looked like you were enjoying the atmosphere out there, the guy that was dancing and the Aussie guys that follow you are here as well. Are you aware of that?
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah. I mean, I heard them the other day. Obviously tonight. They normally come at the Australian Open. Got them tickets a few times. I don’t know if anyone sorted them tickets here. But if they’re hanging around, try to get them to come to all the matches.
Q. Have you got to the bottom of what caused the cramp?
ANDY MURRAY: No. You never know, to be honest. It’s very difficult to know exactly why that happens. Sometimes, you know, you can train as much as you want, drink as much. You know, I could have just missed something with my eating or drinking. That’s definitely a possibility. Maybe I could have eaten a bit more before the match. Maybe the couple days before in the lead-up. I don’t know. I mean, a few of the players have had some issues the last few days. So I don’t know if it was purely down to the conditions or not. But I played in hotter, more humid conditions than that and have been fine. So I don’t know.
Q. Have you been following the debates about Scottish independence?
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, very closely.
Q. Could you see yourself playing for Scotland in Rio 2016?
ANDY MURRAY: Well, if it happened where, if Scotland became independent, then I imagine I would be playing for Scotland, yeah.
Q. Did you watch the debate?
ANDY MURRAY: I watched like 45 minutes of the second one, yeah. But I didn’t see the first one.
Q. What do you think?
ANDY MURRAY: I’m not going into that. I don’t want to talk about politics in here. I’ll worry about my tennis.
