For Andy Murray, reaching Sunday's French Open final was a bonus, but he was in no mood to look for silver linings in the aftermath of yet another grand slam reverse at the hands of Novak Djokovic. I was a couple of points from going out of the tournament in the first round," he told reporters. "But then when you get there (to the final) obviously you want to win. Federer missed this year's tournament with a back problem and Nadal had to pull out with a wrist injury The last of those rare Murray victories came in May's Italian Open final, also played on clay -- a surface the Scot once mistrusted but now looks increasingly at ease on -- and in the same damp conditions that dominated this year's Roland Garros fortnight.

Source: The Star June 05, 2016 19:41 UTC