Q. Gave you a good test.
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, it was a tough match. He takes the ball very early, hits the ball very flat compared to most players on the tour. And when the ball is between, you know, his hips and his shoulder, he hits the ball extremely well. He's got very good timing. Yeah, he made it tough.
Q. Was it an advantage practicing with him, that you know his game so well?
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, I don't know whether it's an advantage or not. Sometimes, you know, when you play someone in a match you never played before, sometimes things you do on the court may surprise them a bit at the beginning of the match and vice versa; whereas today there's not really as many surprises. They know the things you do well. They know the things they can try and exploit. That's it.
But, I mean, he's a good person to practice with.
Q. Good situation to be in going forward? You've had a decent match today, but you must be very optimistic about what lies ahead of you.
ANDY MURRAY: I just focus on the next match. I'll need to play better than I did today.
You know, Gaël and Gilles are both tough players. They do extremely consistent. You know, Gaël is probably the best in my opinion athlete that ever played the game. When he's injury free, he's a very tough guy to beat. And Gilles the same. He's caused guys lots of problems before. You know, he pushed Roger to a very tough five set match here a few years ago. He's getting closer to the top 10 in the world. He had his own injury problems as well.
Both tough matches, and I'll need to play better than I did today.












