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I could retire happy - Murray

ESPN staff
March 10, 2012
Andy Murray is also pleased with the tweaks he has made to his forehand © PA Photos
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Andy Murray claims he could walk away from tennis happy with his achievements, despite failing to win a grand slam.

World No. 4 Murray, who has won 22 ATP Tour titles and has claimed nearly $20 million in prize money, insists he will look back on his career with satisfaction, even if he never wins a major.

"For me, if I had to stop playing right now ... looking back to when I was a child, I would sign up for my career no question," Murray said.

"I want to try and achieve more than what I have. I am more grown up, more mature and starting to be a power on the court. But I would like to achieve more in my career."

Murray, who is looking to avoid a repeat of last year's dismal showing at Indian Wells, where he crashed out to American Donald Young in his opening match, opens his BNP Paribas Open campaign against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Saturday.

Having already claimed a title this year in Brisbane and reached the final in Dubai for the first time, falling to Roger Federer, Murray believes his coalition with new coach Ivan Lendl is paying dividends.

"We have a lot in common," Murray said of his relationship with the former world No. 1. "We both like hard work. He was one of the first guys to start taking the physical side of the game seriously. He hasn't come in with a massive ego and told everybody what to do.

"My forehand is a bigger weapon than it was before. It is not a major change but it is very different, especially in the way I move my feet."

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