Andy Murray bemoans inconsistency as he goes down in Winston-Salem, saying ‘my level is up and down’

There were positives and negatives for Andy Murray after his defeat to Frances Tiafoe at the Winston-Salem Open, with the three-time Grand Slam winner admitting that he was feeling good physically, but made too many mistakes.
In his final tournament before next week’s US Open, Murray went down 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in one hour and 50 minutes against the American.
A wonderFOE performance 😁@FTiafoe saves a handful of set points in a tight opener to defeat Murray 7-6 6-3 under the lights in Winston-Salem!#WSOpen pic.twitter.com/htditN4kDO
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 25, 2021
The former world No 1 had three set points in game 10, but Tiafoe came up clutch before a single break in the tie-breaker earned the world No 51 the set.
Tiafoe then dominated early on in the second set with a double break to race into a 5-1 lead.
After the match Murray lamented his inability to produce solid tennis throughout the match.
“The positive thing is that I moved well and served well but my level is up and down with no real consistency,” he said. “There are moments in matches where I play well and then I make mistakes or miss returns. I wish I wasn’t doing that.
“My level is around 50 or 60 in the world. It’s frustrating because if I wasn’t moving great and not feeling good physically then I would be a bit easier on myself. But when I’m winning a low percentage of second-serve points, that’s got nothing to do with the physical side of things.”
Up next for Tiafoe is Thiago Monteiro after the Brazilian defeated American lucky loser Eduardo Nava 7-5, 6-1.
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