MADRID (AP)—Andy Murray is paying little attention
to the world rankings despite becoming the first
British player to break into the top three.
The 21-year-old Murray moved ahead of Novak
Djokovic in Monday’s ATP rankings, leaving him
behind only No. 1 Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
But Murray trails the leading pair by a considerable
amount and says he is focused only on adding to the
three titles he has already won this year, starting
with his defense of the Madrid Open this week.
“It’s one of those things that if you start focusing
on the rankings or on what another player is doing,
you kind of take your eye off the ball a little bit,”
Murray said Monday. “You need to focus on your own
matches and try and keep winning.
“The important thing is to concentrate on playing
well and not the ranking.”
Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski had been Britain’s
highest-ranked players since the rankings began
in 1973, both reaching the No. 4 position Murray
had occupied for eight months until Monday.
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