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Murray highlights faults in his game

ESPN staff
October 8, 2010
Andy Murray reached the final of the Australian Open this year © Getty Images
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Andy Murray believes he has pinpointed the areas he needs to work on to turn him into a grand slam winner.

Murray is making good progress in the China Open, his first tournament since the US Open, and defeated Albert Montanes on Thursday. The Scot is still without a coach and is in no rush to appoint one, as he feels he has highlighted areas of his game that need tinkering.

The Scot was toppled by Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open and defeat to the Swiss acted as a wake-up call for the world No. 4. Murray has insisted he will use his month off in December to make the changes that he hopes will stand him in good stead when he heads to Melbourne for the Australian Open in January.

"I sat down the day after the match and spoke to the guys I work with and decided the things I needed to work on and how I was going to improve," Murray said. "I came away from those discussions excited because I understand what I need to do.

"I know this can happen to me because I've never once said I'm that good at tennis that I can get to the second week of a grand slam without playing my best tennis. I struggled physically too, which took away a huge asset from my game.

"I'm looking forward to December because I'm going to work harder than I've ever worked, and I'll make sure, come the beginning of next year, when I've had the time to work on the things I need, that I'm playing my best tennis from the beginning of January."

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