• Wimbledon

No complaints from beaten Murray

ESPN staff
July 2, 2010
Andy Murray was frustrated to slip to defeat to Rafael Nadal © Getty Images
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Andy Murray had no complaints after tumbling to a straight-sets defeat to Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

The contest was hard fought throughout as Murray produced some top-class play on occasions, but world No. 1 Nadal won the vital points to secure his place in another Wimbledon final.

Murray had chances in every set, but failed to convert his opportunities and felt he did not do enough to knock Nadal off his stride.

"I'm disappointed," he said. "I'm annoyed I lost this match. I wanted to reach my first final here.

"I had chances in all the sets. I haven't seen the stats but there were maybe five or six points in the match. He just played better than me.

"You're not going to be able to play every shot on your own terms against one of the best players in the world. I was dictating and it was tough, I didn't feel like I wasn't in a rhythm. I won a lot of points on my serve.

"I didn't lose my serve again until late in the match so obviously I was doing something right. "The one thing I didn't do particularly well is return well. His serve is harder to return than a lot of people think.

"He does everything really well. There are certain shots you need to play to both sides to not let him get into a rhythm. I got myself in good positions but I just couldn't take them.

"He played great, he's playing very well, and obviously has got a lot of confidence now."

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