Andy Murray's happy despite losing to David Ferrer

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The reason the world No5 was able to put a positive spin on his defeat was that he was far more competitive last night than he was in his disastrous early defeat by Philipp Kohlschreiber in Monte Carlo.

Murray was booed off court after losing 6-2, 6-1 to Kohlschreiber but showed more fight against clay-court specialist Ferrer, the world No17 from Spain.

The British No1 said: "Yes, I am a little bit disappointed but I'm also happy with the way I hit the ball and I'm playing a lot of matches on tour so if I keep hitting the ball like that then I think I will do pretty good in a tournament soon.

"I may have learned a lot from this match against one of the best clay-court players in the world.

"I didn't feel like I was playing my game from the baseline and staying with him but that's something that is quite easy to practice."

Murray's early exit means he could be short of match practice ahead of the French Open as the Madrid Open, starting on 10 May, is his only tournament before Roland Garros.

The Scot, though, is not worried and said: "This week I just felt so much better than I did in Monte Carlo because I was able to play and practice and get into shape.

"I have another week of hard training and hard practice and I think that will be more beneficial to go and play another tournament.

"It's a long stretch coming up and I don't want to take time off but I need a couple of days just to get my body right, then I'll work hard again for a week to get ready for Madrid."