Andy Murray’s hilarious Easter tweet

IT WASN’T so long ago that Andy Murray was considered one of the dullest characters in tennis. But times have changed.

KEY BISCAYNE, FL - APRIL 05: Andy Murray of Great Britain makes his runners up speach after his three set defeat against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the mens final during the Miami Open Presented by Itau at Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 5, 2015 in Key Biscayne, Florida. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

IT WASN’T so long ago that Andy Murray was considered one of the dullest characters in tennis.

But times have changed.

Perhaps it is the Scot’s popular fiancee Kim Sears who has brought out his funny side, but whatever the reason, it’s a turn for the better.

Today, Murray suffered a 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-0 loss to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic as the Serb claimed a fifth Miami Masters title.

The win pushed Djokovic’s career record against the Scot to 18-8, adding the triumph in the championship match on the hardcourts of Miami to victories over Murray this year in the Australian Open final and the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters.

But Murray was in good spirits afterwards, posting a tweet that was very well received by his 2.98 million followers.

Congrats to Novak on a great start to the year.. However this egg today wasn't appreciated on easter😂

— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) April 5, 2015

The egg is in reference to Murray losing the final set to love — the big duck egg.

A frustrated Andy Murray.

“I could not ask for a better start of the season, winning three big titles,” Djokovic said. “Hopefully I’m able to use this for the claycourt coming up. That’s extremely important for me obviously leading up to French.”

Djokovic became the first man to complete the Indian Wells-Miami Masters title sweep three times, having also done so in 2011 and 2014.

Tomorrow, Djokovic will tie Spain’s Rafael Nadal for the sixth-most weeks spent at the top of the rankings, sitting atop the summit for the 141st week in his career.

Murray, meanwhile, is poised to return to number three in the world.

The Scot, whose last victory over Djokovic was in his historic Wimbledon final triumph of 2013, started strong in a bid to end a six-match skid against the Serb.

The two traded four breaks of serve in the first eight games of the tense first set in which both struggled on serve on one sun-splashed end of the court.

“It was just very tough, brutal conditions for both of us,” Djokovic said.

“We tried to stay mentally tough, both of us, and kind of hang in there, battle, and wear down the other player physically.

“There were lots of exchanges, a lot of long rallies. I was expecting that coming into the match, but one thing is to really expect and the other is to really experience it and really go through it on the court.”

Novak Djokovic had a rather unorthodox photo shoot after his Miami victory.

Yep... rather unorthodox.

Djokovic was quick to seize the initiative in the tiebreaker, racing to a 4-0 lead, and despite a double fault Djokovic had quickly wrapped up the decider 7-3.

The second set went with serve until Djokovic, looking weary, was broken in the final game, gifting Murray a double fault for 0-30 before the Brit belted two winners to force a third set. A frustrated Djokovic barked at those in his box on the change over, startling a nearby ball kid and earning a warning from the chair umpire.

But the Serb regrouped, storming through the third set for the win.

Even though Murray makes Miami his training base, he said he struggled physically late in the two-hour, 46-minute match.

“I played very well for a couple of sets. Maybe I could have done a little bit better in the tiebreak in the first set, but, yeah, that was it,” he said of his fast fade in the third.

Murray said he wasn’t sure what he could do differently to avoid the problem.

“I’ve trained as hard as I can,” he said.

“Maybe I could have hydrated a little bit better or whatever, but I don’t think that I can do a whole lot more physically to get in much better shape.

“I just have to try and keep working hard and see if there are a few things I can do differently which might help. He was stronger than me at the end for sure.”

— with AFP