Andy Murray gets apology from BBC interviewer as Brit corrects him after Davis Cup win
Andy Murray has received an apology from BBC interviewer Colin Fleming after the two-time Wimbledon winner was forced to remind his former team-mate of the success they enjoyed together in the Davis Cup. Fleming had sought to focus on Murray's memories of the 2015 trophy success, with the world No. 43 preferring to reminisce about the games they played together.
Murray was speaking after beating Kazakh player Dmitry Popko in the Davis Cup group stage in Glasgow. The match-up is a dead rubber with the two teams already out of competition having been beaten by the United States and the Netherlands to the two available places in the round of 16.
It was Murray's 51st Davis Cup game, a tournament he is most synonymous with winning in 2015, the first time since 1936 that the nation had lifted the trophy. This led to the humorous exchange between the two Scots.
"This was, believe it or not, your 51st Davis Cup game," Fleming began. “It has been an incredible journey. 2015 of course, everyone will remember great encounters here, in the United States, in Australia, going all the way to victory in the Davis Cup. What brings you back to playing for your country on these kinds of stages? »
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"You missed 2012 in Croatia when I got to play with Colin, which was also one of the great games!" Murray joked in response. "Yeah sorry about that!" Fleming said in a light-hearted response.
Murray was also keen to emphasize his love for competition despite the disappointing weekend for his team. "Yes, I loved playing Davis Cup, it's different from anything we experience on the Tour," he explained.
"The team we have is amazing, Leon [Smith] has done a brilliant job. Although this week hasn't been the result any of us wanted, the team has been amazing, the atmosphere - I had a brilliant week. I really enjoyed it.
"Thank you to all those guys and girls who made this possible. I hope we have another opportunity to play here in the future. Hopefully I'm still able to be selected! This is not easier."
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He also bemoaned Britain's luck in the previous two matches, saying they could have gone either way despite the team's home defeat. “We were very close in both matches. It really could have gone either way,” Murray said. "Today was not easy for us as a team because we had high expectations and we were all a bit flat yesterday.
"But obviously it was amazing to play in front of this crowd again. Thank you very much for coming. The whole team loves to play here. The atmosphere in all matches has been brilliant in what has obviously been a week difficult. Thanks again."
Murray will be back in action later this week as he represents Team Europe at the Laver Cup, an event that will be Roger Federer's swan song in the sport before his retirement.
Andy Murray has received an apology from BBC interviewer Colin Fleming after the two-time Wimbledon winner was forced to remind his former team-mate of the success they enjoyed together in the Davis Cup. Fleming had sought to focus on Murray's memories of the 2015 trophy success, with the world No. 43 preferring to reminisce about the games they played together.
Murray was speaking after beating Kazakh player Dmitry Popko in the Davis Cup group stage in Glasgow. The match-up is a dead rubber with the two teams already out of competition having been beaten by the United States and the Netherlands to the two available places in the round of 16.
It was Murray's 51st Davis Cup game, a tournament he is most synonymous with winning in 2015, the first time since 1936 that the nation had lifted the trophy. This led to the humorous exchange between the two Scots.
"This was, believe it or not, your 51st Davis Cup game," Fleming began. “It has been an incredible journey. 2015 of course, everyone will remember great encounters here, in the United States, in Australia, going all the way to victory in the Davis Cup. What brings you back to playing for your country on these kinds of stages? »
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"You missed 2012 in Croatia when I got to play with Colin, which was also one of the great games!" Murray joked in response. "Yeah sorry about that!" Fleming said in a light-hearted response.
Murray was also keen to emphasize his love for competition despite the disappointing weekend for his team. "Yes, I loved playing Davis Cup, it's different from anything we experience on the Tour," he explained.
"The team we have is amazing, Leon [Smith] has done a brilliant job. Although this week hasn't been the result any of us wanted, the team has been amazing, the atmosphere - I had a brilliant week. I really enjoyed it.
"Thank you to all those guys and girls who made this possible. I hope we have another opportunity to play here in the future. Hopefully I'm still able to be selected! This is not easier."
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He also bemoaned Britain's luck in the previous two matches, saying they could have gone either way despite the team's home defeat. “We were very close in both matches. It really could have gone either way,” Murray said. "Today was not easy for us as a team because we had high expectations and we were all a bit flat yesterday.
"But obviously it was amazing to play in front of this crowd again. Thank you very much for coming. The whole team loves to play here. The atmosphere in all matches has been brilliant in what has obviously been a week difficult. Thanks again."
Murray will be back in action later this week as he represents Team Europe at the Laver Cup, an event that will be Roger Federer's swan song in the sport before his retirement.
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