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'Sir' Murray: 'Andy Is Good'

'Sir' Murray: 'Andy Is Good'

He’s currently at the top of the tennis world, but how do Andy Murray’s fellow ATP World Tour stars treat him now that he’s been knighted? The 29-year-old Scot received the title in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Honours list, and the recognition hasn’t been ignored by his peers, who have reportedly been calling him “Sir”. “A few of the players have been joking about it, but I don't expect any of them to call me by that seriously,” Murray said after his first-round win at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Tuesday. “For me it's more the sort of honour or recognition of what you've achieved. It's obviously very, very nice.” [ALSO LIKE] Keeping himself grounded, Murray joked he will...

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Murray Makes Winning 2017 Start

World No. 1 Andy Murray began his 2017 ATP World Tour season in fine fashion on Tuesday when he defeated Jeremy Chardy 6-0, 7-6(2) at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. The Briton is now 25 matches unbeaten. "I would like to try and keep the run going as long as possible…. [I] just try and carry on from where I finished last year, which was playing some of the best tennis of my life," said Murray. "I felt like I hit the ball very clean... I was happy with how I moved and how my body felt today.” Murray came out fresh in the first set, dropping only seven points. The Dunblane native secured the first-round victory after 81 minutes. He...

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