Tennis: Roger Federer has blasted Andy Murray's tactics during the Scot's victory yesterday and has questioned whether he is making progress as a player.
Murray, 20, recorded his second consecutive win over the Swiss world number one in the first round of the Dubai Championships, adding to his victory in Cincinnati in 2006, with a 6-7 (6/8) 6-3 6-4 triumph at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre.
But rather than give credit to Murray, Federer insisted he was unimpressed by Murray's lack of attacking intent, and does not believe he has developed since they first crossed paths in the final of the 2005 Thailand Open.
"I don't think he has changed his game a whole lot since the first time I played him and I really thought he would have done," said Federer. "He is going to have to grind it very hard in the next few years if he is going to play this way.
"He stands way behind the court. You have to do a lot of running and he tends to wait for the mistakes of his opponent. I gave him the mistakes but overall in a 15-year career you want to look to win a point more often rather than wait for the other guy to miss. Who knows, he might surprise us all."