Andy Murray says Newport quarter-final defeat to Alexander Bublik 'disappointing' but will 'continue to keep playing'

Andy Murray is hoping for «results to be a bit better» after the disappointment of losing to Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik in the quarter-finals of the Infosys Hall of Fame. It was Murray’s final appearance for the grass-court season, and the 35-year-old veteran lost after two tightly-contested sets. Ad/> “Obviously I just want the results to be a bit better," the Scot said.

ATP NewportMurray suffers Newport quarter-final exit after straight-sets defeat to Bublik20 HOURS AGO «I felt like I had a good chance of [advancing] here. If I got through Bublik, it would have been a good opportunity potentially in the semi-finals. But… to have my body feeling pretty good and getting lots of matches in is important for me.” He continued: “The grass-court season as a whole there were some good moments, but also some tough ones.

»Today’s match and the loss at Wimbledon were disappointing and frustrating for me, but then I also had my best wins in a while in Stuttgart. «So a bit up and down, but a little bit of progress overall and I’ll try and keep that going through the hard-court summer.» /> Murray has risen up the ATP rankings this year after playing 13 tournaments so far this season, giving the former world No. 1 reasons for optimism after struggling with form and fitness for so long after hip surgery.

Murray suffers Newport quarter-final exit after straight-sets defeat to Bublik Serena Williams confirmed to play at the Canadian Open in August “[I want] to continue to improve,” Murray stated. “If I keep seeing progress I’ll continue to keep playing. “It was disappointing.

[The] first set came down to a couple of points and then I had a few opportunities in the second. But I thought he played a pretty solid match. “Generally he