Andy Murray acknowledged that he was delighted with his
performance as he outclassed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the last eight in
Miami.
Defending the title he won last year, Murray has now won
nine straight matches at the event and believes taking his opponent out of his
comfort zone was the key to his 6-4 6-1 success.
"I served well, I didn't give him any opportunities
on my serve at all, and then as soon as the ball was short I attacked
him," he told Sky Sports.
"I came forward, I kept him away from the net which
is where he likes to be. That's when he plays his best tennis, when he's the
one coming forward, so I kept him pushed back on the baseline.
"I made very few unforced errors and it was a good
match."
Murray now plays Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals -
the first time the two men have met since the final at Wimbledon last year when
the Scot famously prevailed at SW19.
Great test
"I'm looking forward to it, it's a great test for
me," he added.
"I think my game is kind of close to where I want it
to be right now and he's obviously playing very good tennis again, winning last
week and he's been pretty comfortable so far here.
"It's always a fun match up against him and we've
played here a few times so it'll be another tough one."
Murray also confirmed he will speak to his medical staff
about the discomfort in the first set, although he does not believe it held him
back.
"I'm not sure, I haven't had it assessed yet so I'll
go and see my physio when I get off the court, have a chat about it, and see
what the problem is," he added.
"I was still moving well, it was just painful. I
thought I moved pretty well at the end at the match and loosened up as it went
on."
Culled from Skysports
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