• Andy Murray said his body is feeling the best it has.
• “In a really long time” however that he actually needs.
• Contend in the last option phases of competitions consistently.

Andy Murray, who has fought through different wounds lately, arrived at the second round of the Cincinnati Open.

On Monday with a 7-6(3) 5-7 7-5 win over Stan Wawrinka.

It was the Scot’s 37th match on the ATP Tour this year, the most he has figured out how to get added to his repertoire beginning around 2016.

“In terms of how I pulled up after matches and stuff has been the best I have felt in a really long time,” Murray told reporters.

“So that is great. I would like my tennis to be better now and again, in light of the fact that I’m actually persuaded that it tends to be preferable over where it is at this moment.

“It’s not been easy these last few years to stay fit and healthy and play enough tennis … That’s a positive thing that I got to play lots of matches or more matches this year.”

While Murray arrived at the finals of competitions in Stuttgart and Sydney this year, he lost his opening matches at the Canadian Masters and Citi Open and bowed out in the second round of Wimbledon.

The 35-year-old said the early exits made it challenging for him to have some time off and re-energize.

“Me and my team are hoping I can get to that level again where I’m consistently getting to the latter stages of events. We will be able to plan and schedule my tournaments better,” Murray said.

“Right now I’m having to play and compete to try and maintain ranking and to hopefully get seeded in the events and get into more tournaments, not have to rely on wildcards. So, yeah, it’s a difficult balance.”

Next up for two-times Cincinnati champ Murray is an all-British fight with 10th seed Cameron Norrie.

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