Andy Murray Says He Won’t Miss Federer And Nadal In Miami

Written by: Staff on 25th March 2013

Sony Open tennis tournament on Key Biscayne, Florida

Andy Murray Says He Won’t Miss Federer And Nadal In Miami

epa03638295 Andy Murray of Great Britain returns a shot to Bernard Tomic of Australia during their match at the Sony Open tennis tournament in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March 2013. The tournament runs through 31 March. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER |

Second seed Andy Murray is not bothered in the slightest by the VIP absences of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as the Miami Masters heads into its concluding week. For the Scot, it might just make life on court that little bit easier.

Federer is taking a pre-planned training break which Indian Wells champion Nadal is resting his knees in preparation for the clay season starting in less than a month in Monte Carlo.

Murray, second in the Miami field behind Novak Djokovic, says that just because the pair of draw cards and multiple Grand Slam champions are out of the mix is no reason for others to let their guard down. “It’s not every tournament where you have to play against Nadal and Federer. Sometimes they lose early or whatever.

“You need to make sure that you get into a position in the event where you would have to play them, which is normally in the semi-finals or finals. But for sure not as difficult if you don’t have two of the best players ever playing in a tournament.”

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