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Lay-off may help grand slam bid - Murray

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Nov 04, 2009

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• World No4 to continue comeback against Leonardo Mayer
• 'In some ways the time off can be a good thing,' says Murray

Andy Murray believes his enforced six-week break from the tour could improve his chances of winning his first grand slam title. He continues his comeback from a left wrist injury in the second round of the Valencia Open tomorrow against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina, and says the time off has enabled him to relax at a point of the season when others are running themselves into the ground, something that could play into his hands at the Australian Open in January.

The ATP World Tour Finals, to be staged in the O2 arena this month, are the next target and there is no question that Murray wants to do well there. But the world No4 has put aside ranking goals and set his sights on being in peak condition come Melbourne, where he has yet to go beyond the last 16.

"Because it's such a long year, I didn't want to spend the last eight weeks in the gym every single day and then get to Miami [in December, where he will spend the off-season] and be tired and

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