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Murray issues Grand Slam warning

ESPN.co.uk.com
January 3, 2010
Andy Murray came close to Major success at the US Open in 2008 © Getty Images
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Andy Murray has suggested Grand Slam glory will not define whether his career will be classed as a success.

The Scot is viewed as one of the most likely to take over from world number one Roger Federer when the Swiss winds down his career, but while other pretenders to the crown Juan Martin Del Potro and Novak Djokovic have Grand Slams on their CV, Murray is still waiting to make the breakthrough.

The 22-year-old is limbering up for the Australian Open which gets underway in Melbourne later this month and the Grand Slams are high on Murray's wish list. But he suggests that he may not be classed as a failure if he fails to end Britain's search for a Major winner - which dates back to Fred Perry in 1936.

"That's what I want to do (win a grand slam). But this is one of, if not the toughest era in tennis," he said. "You can play great and not win right now because of how good the other players are.

"I'll try my best to win a grand slam, that's my goal, but I still think you can be successful in tennis even if you don't win one. Having said that, I would be disappointed if I didn't."

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