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Andy Murray says he has shaken off his groin injury and is raring to go ahead of the 2012 season.

The world No. 4 is confident he has recovered from the problem that forced him to withdraw from the ATP World Tour Finals in London last month.

The Scot kicks off his season at the Brisbane International on January 1 before attempting to go one better at the Australian Open, where he has reached the final for the past two years. And Murray, who is currently at his winter training base in Miami, is happy with his preparations.

"I've recovered from the groin injury I had and I'm looking forward to next year," Murray told BBC Sport. "I feel good. I've played well in Australia for the last couple of years and one of the main reasons I come to Miami to train is because the conditions are perfect to prepare for it.

"I need to get a little bit better and make sure that physically I'm as strong as I can be at the end of the tournament. But the surface over there is very good for me and I do like the conditions and the warm weather so, hopefully, I can have another good run."

Before pulling out of London, Murray enjoyed a strong finish to the season as he picked up three straight titles in Asia to briefly overtake Roger Federer as world No. 3. Although he failed to break his grand slam duck, Murray enjoyed his most consistent year to date, reaching the semi-finals of all four majors in 2011.

"I think in terms of achievement reaching all four grand slam semis was probably the biggest achievement," Murray said. "It has only happened I think six times in the history of tennis. So I'd say that was probably my best achievement of the year."

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