[穆瑞] Thai win puts Murray into top 100
Last Updated: Thursday, 29 September 2005, 07:17 GMT 08:17 UK
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Thai win puts Murray into top 100
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Britain's Andy Murray stormed into the world's top 100 with a hard-fought
win over Swedish fifth seed Robin Soderling at the Thailand Open on Thursday.
The pair traded breaks twice in the first set before Murray dominated the
tiebreak 7-3 to clinch the opener 7-6.
The 18-year-old Scot then received treatment for a headache before
trading breaks again and winning another tense tiebreak 7-5 to win the second
set 7-6.
Murray now meets US third seed Robby Ginepri for a place in the
semi-finals.
The Dunblane teenager becomes only the fourth British male to achieve a
ranking in double figures since 1995.
The win also guarantees Murray automatic entry to January's Australian
Open and marks another milestone in a meteoric year for the feisty youngster.
Murray ought to push on even further and get himself near the top 50 by
the end of the year
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And after his victory in the Thai capital, Murray admitted he was
relieved to come through a shaky spell in between sets and realise his
ambition of an elite ranking.
"It's a pretty big deal for me, getting to the top 100 when I'm 18," he
said.
"I said at the start of the year that's my goal. After the first couple
of months a lot of people told me I should have kept quiet.
"But I'm pretty happy with myself now.
"I wasn't feeling that great towards the end of the first set.
"But I took a timeout and got some medication from the doctor. I had a
really sore head. I don't know why.
"But I thought I played a pretty clever match. I used my slice pretty
well and I didn't give him so much pace which I think he likes. I returned
well in the first set and when I had to in the second.
"I thought I could have served better and maybe attacked a little bit
more, but it was a pretty big match for me and I'm just happy to come through.
"
It's going to be pretty difficult
Andy Murray on his quarter-final match with Robby Ginepri
Murray hit the headlines for the first time in August 2004 when he won
the US Open boy's singles title at Flushing Meadows.
He went on to make his ATP debut in April, when he was ranked just 397th,
before a stunning third-round run at Wimbledon led to many hailing him as the
successor to long-time British number one Tim Henman.
In the wake of Wimbledon, Mark Petchey resigned his post as head of men's
national training at the Lawn Tennis Association to coach Murray.
And two Challenger titles - in Santa Cruz and New York state - and a
respectable US Open debut have since proved Petchey's charge has the talent
to match the hype.
But looking ahead to his final-four date with Ginepri, Murray admitted
the hard work is really only just beginning.
"He's played really well the last couple of months and he's got a lot of
experience, so it's going to be pretty difficult," the Brit said.
"I'm not expected to win, and I'll have to serve well to stay with him."
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