After his victory over Nick Kyrgios — already a lightning rod for controversy in his young career — Andy Murray spoke about his own maturation process, the lessons he had learned about navigating the news media, and the language used in the heat of battle.
Q. After he lost to you, Nick Kyrgios came in and challenged the room of reporters to ‘speak up if you were perfect when you were 20.’ No one did, obviously. I was wondering, since you’ve said things to a similar effect supporting Nick, how do you feel you’ve matured most?