- Paris Masters
Murray defiant over swearing controversy
Andy Murray defended his use of colourful language after picking up a warning against Tomas Berdych at the Paris Masters on Friday.
The world No. 3 saw his 17-match unbeaten streak come to an end as he lost 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the quarter-finals against Berdych - and the Scot was unable to contain his frustration on the court.
"I said 'b******s' and that got me a warning," Murray said. "I have been to watch a lot of football matches and you say a lot worse than that and you don't get a yellow card."
Although Murray has arguably played his best tennis of the year over the past couple of months, he still feels areas of his game need work ahead of the ATP World Tour Finals in London later this month.
"I got good practice going into London but I'll need to work on a few things," Murray said. "I was really unhappy with the way I hit my backhand today, which is normally my most solid shot, so that is something I'll look to work on.
"And I didn't feel all that comfortable on my serve this week, even though I didn't get broken the first couple of matches. I'll work on that, too."
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