Andy Murray ranks himself above Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in unique category
Andy Murray thinks he should be ranked ahead of two of his former rivals in a specific category.
Andy Murray has ranked himself above Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the category of crying. The Briton famously broke down in tears for the first time on court after losing the 2012 Wimbledon final to Roger Federer, before displaying his emotions more regularly during the second part of his illustrious career.
Murray hung up his racket last July after playing alongside Dan Evans in the men’s doubles at the Paris Olympics. He was brought to tears at the end of the final match of his career after he and Evans had been defeated by Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul. And weeks earlier, he welled up after being given an emotional send off by Sue Barker at Wimbledon.
Murray was asked during an interview with GQ to rank the big four players of his era in terms of crying.
And he replied: “I think Federer is the best. Then me. Then, that’s actually a pretty tough one, because you don’t really see Rafa or Novak crying that much.
“I would probably say it would be Novak and then Rafa. I’ve probably seen Novak break down a few more times.”
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After being asked whether it is important to see grown men expressing their emotions openly, Murray continued: “A lot of people speak to me about this, especially after the Wimbledon final in 2012.
“It was really important for how I was viewed, because it showed that I was human. When I started playing as a professional tennis player, I went from nobody knowing me to lots of people knowing me in the space of a few months.
“All of a sudden, people are commenting on how you speak, how you look, how you act, commenting on your tennis and your potential. You feel like you’re being judged by everybody. So it is a human reaction to become defensive and guarded.
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Murray, who also spoke about his children and wife Kim Sears in the same interview, then addressed his life in the limelight and admitted he wasn’t always comfortable with the level of fame he found as one of the best tennis players on the planet.
“I found the whole fame thing difficult, and I didn’t feel like the media tried to understand that,” he added.
“So that time at Wimbledon was the first time where I really showed my emotions to the public, and from there I probably felt a bit more comfortable opening up.”
