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Leon Smith is hoping that Andy Murray will \u201creflect\u201d on his crushing defeat to Alex de Minaur as the British Davis Cup captain claimed that the world No 40 had improved, despite what Murray may believe. The 36-year-old confessed that he wasn\u2019t enjoying his tennis after his first-round exit from the Rolex Paris Masters. But Smith explained that Murray had actually been able to fix some of the issues he targeted in practice.<\/p>\n
Murray was brutal following his loss to De Minaur on Monday, claiming that he hadn\u2019t enjoyed being on a court for the last few months. The three-time Grand Slam champion said he needed to put in a serious shift during the off-season to get to where he wants to be.<\/p>\n
But the Brit\u2019s Davis Cup captain isn\u2019t in total agreement with Murray, as Smith explained that the former world No 1 had made several improvements and would have been able to see it had he won the match. \u201cI think it\u2019s normal,\u201d Smith said of Murray\u2019s claims that he didn\u2019t enjoy his tennis.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a bloody good tennis player and he\u2019s trying to find that way because he\u2019s not been far away in some matches. Like, yesterday would have been a really good win. What is Demon, like 13 in the world? It\u2019s a bloody good win and he\u2019s so close to it and he is getting hacked off on the court because he knows he can do better still.\u201d<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive tennis news<\/strong><\/p>\n Just in <\/strong> Katie Boulter makes joke demand after Andy Murray beaten by Alex de Minaur[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n Smith was in Murray\u2019s box as the Brit served for the victory twice and had a match point but still crashed out. It was one of several close, tough defeats the 36-year-old has suffered this year and the tennis coach knew that the brutal defeats weren\u2019t helping Murray\u2019s confidence. He continued: \u201cI think it must be difficult.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Tsitsipas match [in the Wimbledon second-round] and there\u2019s been moments this year where he could\u2019ve changed things quite a lot by getting over the line in a couple of them and I know he hasn\u2019t and that will really frustrate him.\u201d<\/p>\n Murray himself explained that he used to rely on his fighting spirit to get him through the tight matches, though that had failed him in recent months. But once again, Smith wasn\u2019t alarmed. \u201cI think if you win a bit less, it\u2019s just normal. Where do you get your confidence from? It\u2019s winning isn\u2019t it?\u201d the 47-year-old added.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/Leon-Smith-5042061.jpg?r=1698764397411\")
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