Murray’s tenacity has been illustrated by his achievements on the French Open.
Clay courts haven’t “all the time been straightforward” for him, as he admitted once more after shedding 6-4 6-4 6-2 to fellow veteran and 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka on Sunday.
But, he has reached the ultimate at Roland Garros – the top of the floor and its final check – when he misplaced to Novak Djokovic in 2016. He appeared in semi-finals in 4 different years and misplaced within the quarter-finals on two different events in his 12 appearances.
Added to that, the Scot received a number of the greatest ATP Tour titles on the purple dust.
“I did rather well right here through the years. I feel the difficulty for me is that if you evaluate it to what Rafa [Nadal] or Novak achieved in the identical time, it clearly is minuscule as compared,” Murray mentioned.
“However most gamers would join the outcomes I’ve had right here.”
Spain’s Nadal has received a document 14 French Open titles, with Djokovic triumphing 3 times.
“I misplaced to Novak in 5 [French Opens], Stan in 5, and twice to Rafa. Clearly, no disgrace in that.
“In a special time possibly the outcomes would have been a bit completely different.
“However I am happy with the outcomes that I had right here and I had nice reminiscences.”
Murray’s French Open will not be over but as he’s scheduled to play within the males’s doubles alongside fellow Briton Dan Evans.
It could additionally not be his remaining journey to Roland Garros, with the venue internet hosting the tennis competitions at this summer time’s Olympic Video games in Paris.