He studied players, devoting hours to figuring out which shots they didn't like to hit and, in turn, which shots he'd need to master in order to accomplish the goal of getting them off balance.
In a sport where too many players devote time strictly to their own strokes, Murray became adept at understanding tennis' inherent interactive aspect.
Mathieu P. - Murray A.19:30 A VOICE IN THE CROWD MOTIVATED MURRAY TO VICTORY: "Someone in the crowd called out, 'Murray you've got nothing,' [midway through the second set] and that kind of spurred me on a little bit."
Mathieu P. - Murray A.19:29 ANDY MURRAY ON HIS EARLY STRUGGLES: "I wasn't playing great, I was struggling a little bit first thing in the morning to play solid and to run down all the balls. It takes me a little bit to warm-up early."