New world number two Andy Murray has said that there is plenty of room for him to improve as he heads into the clay-court season.
On Sunday, Murray defeated David Ferrer in the Miami Masters final, taking him past Roger Federer in the world rankings.
"It's good to get there but I obviously want to try and keep improving," he said. "If I get the chance to go higher that's what I want to try and do."
"It was nice to get there so I can go into the clay-court season just focused on improving and going forward and not worrying about rankings or seedings or anything like that," Murray told BBC Radio 5 live.
In the past Murray has described clay as "my worst surface" but the Briton has been a semi-finalist at the French Open, Monte Carlo and Rome.
However, the impressive return to action of seven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal after nearly eight months out with a knee injury leaves little doubt over who is the favourite for the major clay titles.
"I can play some decent tennis on it but I need to work extremely hard on the clay because I haven't played on it in 10-and-a-half months now, so it always takes me a bit of time to get used to," said Murray.
"It's the most challenging surface for me and with Rafa coming back it's going to be very tough, but I'll give it my best shot."
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