I Have Not Been Sleeping -Andy Murray

Andy Murray has admitted he is suffering from sleeping problems during the US Open, as he prepares to face Kei Nishikori for a place in the semi-finals. Britain's number one brushed-off Grigor Dimitrov on Monday after a laboured victory over Italy's Paolo Lorenzi in the previous round, with questions raised over possible fatigue.


Murray is wary that Nishikori will back himself at Flushing Meadows, where the Japanese has reached his only Grand Slam final, but Murray believes he has recaptured his own best tennis ahead of the quarter-finals on Wednesday.


He said “I've not been sleeping great since I've been here. I don't know why. On Sunday night I tried to get in bed early and I slept for 12 hours straight. I never do that. I never sleep that long. I went to bed very early. I played a really good match against Kei when we played a few weeks ago. I'm aware I'll need to do that again in a couple days if I want to beat him, because he's one of the best players in the world. I have played well against him in the past, but he likes these conditions. He plays well in New York. He's made his only slam final here. He beat Novak here. He's obviously, I think, playing pretty well this summer. He played some good stuff at the Olympics and won the bronze. Grigor played his best but I didn't really give him a chance to get into the match. That's the beauty of an individual sport. Just because you play badly a couple of days ago doesn't mean I'm going to play badly tonight.  My best tennis is in there. Not every day do you play your best. When you don't play your best and win, it's a really positive thing.  A lot of people worry about that or panic, but you played one bad match. I won. I'm still in the tournament. I was able to play great tennis against Grigor.”