Andy Murray reveals the one time he practiced with Roger Federer was initially of his profession, and claims the Swiss additionally by no means held observe periods with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as a result of he thought-about them "rivals."
After changing into an ATP champion in 2006 San Jose as an 18-year-old, Murray additionally broke into the top-10 for the primary time in 2007. The Briton, who was broadly considered one of the vital promising gamers within the sport, then made his Grand Slam breakthrough on the 2008 US Open when he made the ultimate earlier than dropping to Federer.
What occurred within the subsequent 10 years is well-documented because the Large 4 completely dominated the Grand Slam scene and would nearly at all times battle it out between them within the latter phases of Majors.
Murray, who made 11 Grand Slam finals and gained three titles, now confirms that the Large 4 not often practiced collectively just because they didn't need to threat presumably revealing a few of their weaknesses.
Murray: Federer stopped practising with me after a 12 months or two… He by no means practiced with Djokovic or Nadal
“Not on the high of the sport. I might observe with Djokovic and Nadal. I practiced with Federer once I first began, however then he stopped practising with me after a 12 months or two. He by no means practiced with Djokovic or Nadal. I feel he thought-about them to be rivals," the previous world No. 1 mentioned on Stephen Hendry's Cue Ideas.
“I favored practising with them as a result of it gave me an opportunity to see the place my sport was at, however I used to be by no means going for dinner with them. Whereas now, I might love to do this. If you're competing in opposition to them, you don't need to present weak spot. You don't need to say, 'Oh, I'm actually in bother with my backhand,' as a result of subsequent sport they only put it there on a regular basis.”
In the long run, Djokovic gained the Grand Slam race along with his 24 titles. Nadal comes second with 22 Grand Slam titles, whereas Federer completed with 20.
