Q. Have to feel pretty good after that. ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, it's actually all right when the sun was kind of behind the clouds. It was fine. When the sun came out, it got really hot really quickly. A good match to get done in straight sets.
Q. Is it sometimes harder to play a match like that because you'd be conserving energy?
ANDY MURRAY: I got up a couple of breaks pretty quickly in the first two sets so I could kind of play, I don't mean loose points, but I could try to shorten the points, which helps. I also served well today, too. I got a lot of free points on my serve. There was very few long rallies. So it worked out well for me because it was really, really tough conditions.
Q. Can you remember playing in tougher conditions anywhere?
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah. It wasn't that bad on the court, honestly. When the sun came out, it was extremely hot. When it wasn't, it was fine. There was no humidity. They said it was like 8% humidity. When you get the combination of the heat and the humidity is when it's normally at its worst. I've played in worse conditions, but it's still very hot.
Q. Does heat pale with insignificance compared to the wind like the match you played against Berdych at the US Open?
ANDY MURRAY: I think it depends on the match really. Like I said, there was very few rallies today. You know, if there was a lot of long rallies, the heat can become extremely difficult. When I played in the wind at the US Open, it's tough on your footwork and your timing, so you need to stay calm and patient. When you're playing in that heat, it's very, very difficult to focus when you're really out of breath. That's the thing that's hard, is to remain focused. When it's really hot, it can get very challenging. I saw a couple of matches went five sets and really, really long. I'm sure after three and a half hours in that heat, the shot selection is probably really not that great.
Q. Is it sometimes harder to play a match like that because you'd be conserving energy?
ANDY MURRAY: I got up a couple of breaks pretty quickly in the first two sets so I could kind of play, I don't mean loose points, but I could try to shorten the points, which helps. I also served well today, too. I got a lot of free points on my serve. There was very few long rallies. So it worked out well for me because it was really, really tough conditions.
Q. Can you remember playing in tougher conditions anywhere?
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah. It wasn't that bad on the court, honestly. When the sun came out, it was extremely hot. When it wasn't, it was fine. There was no humidity. They said it was like 8% humidity. When you get the combination of the heat and the humidity is when it's normally at its worst. I've played in worse conditions, but it's still very hot.
Q. Does heat pale with insignificance compared to the wind like the match you played against Berdych at the US Open?
ANDY MURRAY: I think it depends on the match really. Like I said, there was very few rallies today. You know, if there was a lot of long rallies, the heat can become extremely difficult. When I played in the wind at the US Open, it's tough on your footwork and your timing, so you need to stay calm and patient. When you're playing in that heat, it's very, very difficult to focus when you're really out of breath. That's the thing that's hard, is to remain focused. When it's really hot, it can get very challenging. I saw a couple of matches went five sets and really, really long. I'm sure after three and a half hours in that heat, the shot selection is probably really not that great.












