29 Jan 2013

Murray refuses to be demoralised in wake of Australian loss

5:04 am on 29 January 2013

Despite being beaten in five of his six grand slam tennis finals, world number three Andy Murray refuses to be be demoralised.

For the third time Murray has finished runner-up at the opening grand slam of the year, the Australian Open, losing in four sets to world number one Novak Djokovic.

But Murray says the last few months have given him the the best tennis of his life, having won the US Open, finished runner-up at Wimbledon and winning the London Olympic title.

He says no player has won a grand slam title immediately after winning their first one, so he has to look at the positives of the last few months and is confident he's heading in the right direction.

Just like his coach Ivan Lendl, Murray broke through to win his maiden major after four finals defeats and then lost his next.

If the trend continues, Murray will also lose his seventh grand slam final as well.

Lendl ultimately wound up with eight career majors, including two Australian Open titles and will no doubt know how his charge is feeling.