Murray Preparing For "Tricky" Roland Garros Start

Andy Murray is seeded second this year at Roland Garros and, despite a potential semi-final clash with defending champion Stan Wawrinka, his opening match-up is still in question as he awaits to find out which qualifier he will face.

“It’s only two days out from the start of the tournament and I don’t know who I’m playing against yet,” said Murray, who is bidding to win his third Grand Slam title (US Open 2012, Wimbledon 2013). “You don’t have as much time to start preparing for it, and that’s what makes it tricky.”

The Scot could meet No. 15 seed John Isner or No.19 seed Benoit Paire in the fourth round and is projected to face fifth seed Kei Nishikori in the last eight. Last year, Murray pushed Novak Djokovic to five sets in the semi-finals, but will not face the World No.1 until the finals this year, should they both advance.

Murray is fresh off of claiming his third ATP World Tour clay-court title, defeating Djokovic in the final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Just before the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, Murray announced he was ending his partnership with coach Amelie Mauresmo. For now, the spot on his team will continue to be filled by Jamie Delgado, who formerly coached Gilles Muller, and the Scot says he’s pleased with how things are going so far.

“With the way that everything went in Rome and Madrid, things obviously are going well just now, so no need to rush into anything,” said Murray. “I’m happy with the work I have done with Jamie so far.

“He’s pretty calm. He’s a relaxed guy. He’s a good coach. I enjoy working with him, and [he’s] had good results too with Gilles Muller, and we started well.”

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