No regrets as tired Andy goes out
Andy Murray said he had no regrets after his ATP Masters Cup bid came to an end in Shanghai with defeat to Russia's Nikolay Davydenko in the semi-finals.
Andy Murray said he had no regrets after his ATP Masters Cup bid came to an end in Shanghai with defeat to Russia's Nikolay Davydenko in the semi-finals.
The RBS ambassador lost 7-5, 6-2 to the world number five, failing match the heights of his epic win over Roger Federer which eliminated the defending champion and four-time winner.
"I beat probably the best player of all time, I have no regrets about doing that," said Andy. "To beat him means a similar amount to winning a tournament like this."
He added: "Ideally I would have liked to have beaten him easier and given myself a slightly better chance to prepare for this match (against Davydenko).
"But I'm proud that I gave 110%. I think other players might not have taken that option, but I'm happy that I did."
The defeat brought to an end a breakthrough year for Murray in which he rose from 11th in the world to fourth with two Masters Series wins in Cincinnati and Madrid, and his first Grand Slam final appearance at the US Open.
Since his defeat by Federer in the US Open final, 21-year-old Andy had only lost once in 17 matches. That included comfortable wins over Andy Roddick and Gilles Simon in Shanghai at the round-robin stage.
Ironically, Simon went on to reach the final, losing to Novak Djokovic.
