ANDY MURRAY blasted his poor mentality and attitude and declared: I need to start winning more matches.
In their first encounter on the ATP Tour, Muzza was knocked out of the European Open 6-4 7-6 in the Last 16 by star-struck No.2 seed Diego Schwartzman.
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The Scot – now 172nd in the world rankings – has played 13 tournaments this year but only reached the quarter-finals twice.
The 34-year-old, who served for a 5-2 lead in the first set, is hoping to finish his season with events in Vienna, Paris and Stockholm.
He said: “Sport is a results business. You need to win matches, especially if you aren’t playing your best.
“I’ve done that the last few months but not as many as I would have liked. That’s what I want. They are tough draws.
“There are no guarantees the results will come. I want to win more matches.
“Maybe more in the second set, I didn’t make enough good decisions. Mentally I was poor, my attitude was poor on the court, and those are two things you can control.”
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Buenos Aires battler Schwartzman, the world no.14, grew up adoring Murray and told him so at the end.
Schwartzman, 29, said: “Like I said to Andy, it was a pleasure playing him.
“When I grew up playing tennis I watched Roger, Rafa, Andy and Djokovic. So, I tried to enjoy this match.
“Every week he is playing better and moving better.
“He is fighting, one of the best in our history. Everyone has a lot of respect towards Andy Murray.”