Murray Back To Number 2 On The Tour

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 2nd April 2013

Sony Open tennis tournament on Key Biscayne, Florida

Murray Back To Number 2 On The Tour

epa03646200 Andy Murray of Great Britain returns the ball to David Ferrer of Spain during their men's final match at the Sony Open tennis tournament in Miami, Florida, USA, 31 March 2013. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER |

Andy Murray has returned to second in the world in the ATP rankings, a level he has enjoyed only once – for a fortnight – four years ago. Now the Scot is hoping to settle in for a longer stay after winning his second title at the Miami Masters with a battling 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) defeat of Spaniard David Ferrer.

Murray is taking his return to No. 2 behind Novak Djokovic as just another quiet achievement. “It’s nice just to have been able to do it this week, so I don’t have to go into Monte Carlo or Madrid or Rome thinking about that.

“For me it doesn’t change a huge amount, but the fact that I’m moving up the rankings is a good sign. I’ve been winning a lot of matches. My consistency has been better over the last few months. The rankings obviously reflect that. I’ll try and keep working hard during the clay and hopefully I can go higher.”

Murray will now go confidently into the clay season, starting in Monte Carlo in a fortnight. he admits he had a close call in finally beating Ferrer in just under three hours,

“I’m sure, tomorrow, I will realize that today was an exciting match. I don’t think either of us played our best tennis. There was a lot of breaks and ups and downs, quite a lot of mistakes from both of us.

“But what I did do was fight hard, showed good mental strength to get through that match, because it easily could have slipped away from me.”