Federer top of 'sick list' for Masters

"The hand is a bit stiff, but it should be OK,'' [Andy Murray] said. "My throat feels fine, but I don't feel as strong as I did a couple of weeks ago. I started practising again last Friday. Each day I've been playing a bit more and hitting the ball a bit better, so hop...

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Published inDaily telegraph (London, England : 1969)
Main Author Mark Hodgkinson in Paris
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Daily Telegraph 31.10.2006
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Federer, Roger
Murray, Andy
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Summary:"The hand is a bit stiff, but it should be OK,'' [Andy Murray] said. "My throat feels fine, but I don't feel as strong as I did a couple of weeks ago. I started practising again last Friday. Each day I've been playing a bit more and hitting the ball a bit better, so hopefully by the time my match comes around I should be feeling better. This is my last tournament of the year, so I feel like it's OK to play one more time.'' Maybe Murray was enticed by being able to play the Paris Masters for the first time, and he also seemed pleased by the poker and backgammon tables in the competitors' lounge, and the selection of pick-and-mix sweets in there. But perhaps he should hold off the strawberry liquorice and jelly babies until after he plays either Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela or Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan tomorrow. The last thing Murray needs now is a bout of toothache.
ISSN:0307-1235