Murray not worried by rankings slide

Andy Murray is not concerned about dropping out of the world's top 20 and is confident his ranking will soon be heading in the right direction again.

The British number one fell nine places to 22nd after his second-round defeat by Mario Ancic in Miami last weekend - his lowest position for nearly two years.

Murray told PA Sport: "I missed the next four months last year because of injury so I haven't got any ranking points to defend and each week my ranking is going to move up for the next four months, so it doesn't really worry me too much."

It has been a season of highs and lows for the Scot so far with two titles and a win over Roger Federer contrasting with a first-round loss at the Australian Open.

The recent Masters Series tournaments in America, where Murray was a semi-finalist last year, were a disappointment as he failed to get past the fourth round.

"It's been a bit inconsistent but I've won two tournaments and beaten Roger Federer so it's been a good start in patches," the 20-year-old said.

"Some of the matches haven't been good, I've lost a lot of close matches. But I'm happy with the way that it's gone, I just need to be a bit more consistent."