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'Crisis' over, declares Murray

ESPN staff
May 15, 2011
Andy Murray believes he is playing great tennis again © Getty Images
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Andy Murray believes he is back to his best after a semi-final showing at the Rome Masters.

The world No. 4 was two points away from breaking Novak Djokovic's unbeaten start to the season, and though he failed to reach his first ATP Tour final on clay, the Scot came closer than any other player to beating Djokovic in 2011.

Murray was beaten in straight sets by Djokovic in the Australian Open final before going on a three-match losing streak, but the British No. 1 never doubted his ability to bounce back.

But just a week before the French Open kicks off in Paris, Murray declared his "crisis" over.

"The crisis I was in, supposedly, is over. I feel I'm playing great tennis again," Murray said. "I can compete with those guys, I need to play that well and better if I want to win the French Open, and I need to get fitter over the next days.

"This definitely gives me confidence. Your tennis never goes away; I've been in the top four players in the world for four or five years now. I was on a bad run, mentally I wasn't in the best place, but my tennis is never going to go away.

"When I have intensity and the right attitude like I have had the last few weeks, I will definitely be at the top again. I didn't feel at any stage in crisis, I just needed to snap out of the mental state I was in and I would come out stronger. Now I feel fresh going into the French Open."

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