Murray explain poor performance

Andy Murray was left struggling to explain a one-sided loss to Kevin Anderson in the second round of the Montreal Masters, a tournament he's won for the past two years.

"I just felt like half a step slow. So every time he came to the net, I was a bit late getting to the ball. And, yeah, I was getting behind very early in all of the rallies," Murray said. "He obviously serves very well, so normally you're going to be on the defensive when he's serving. But on my own service games, I served badly. My sort of first step after the serve wasn't great. Just got behind in the rallies early and didn't move particularly well." Murray's performance was reminiscent of some dismal defeats he suffered in the States earlier this year during his now customary 2 month slump following a run to the Australian Open final.

Few people are talking about Murray as a contender for the US Open such has been Novak Djokovic's dominance of the tour this year but later this month he may appreciate the chance to possibly fly under the radar a little in New York.

However he will be hoping to turn things around in Cincinnati next weel, another event he has won in the past.

"Sometimes you can make mistakes with your preparation. But I've done pretty similar stuff to what I've always done coming in here. You know, it's just a really bad day. It's happened to me a couple times this year and also last year, as well," Murray explained to the press.

"Not sure exactly why because, you know, it's normal to be a little bit sort of like nervous and not play your best when you haven't played for four or five weeks. But I hoped to be playing better than that, especially with the amount I've been practicing."