Andy Murray says Kyle Edmund needs a 'self-centred' approach to training

Andy Murray says Kyle Edmund needs a more ‘self-centred’ approach to training

Andy Murray has urged Kyle Edmund to become more "self-centred" in his approach to training and preparing for tournaments.

The 21-year-old has been in impressive form of late and recently broke into the world's top 50, despite losing to Murray in the China Open quarter-finals last week.

Edmund has been Murray's training partner during the off-season, with the world No 2 inviting him to training blocks in Miami and most recently Dubai but the Wimbledon champion says it is time for his Davis Cup team-mate to concentrate more on what he needs personally.

Edmund has been Murray's training partner during the off-season

"Kyle really deserves what he is now achieving because he has never shirked from the hard work," Murray said. "Being selfish, I would be delighted if he continues to link up with me in my winter training block.

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"He is the perfect practice partner. He will always be welcome but I think it's time he started thinking about himself and what his specific needs are from a training block in the off-season, rather than happily going along with mine.

"He has an excellent coach in Ryan Jones and a good back-up team. Now Kyle is a top-50 player he's got to become more self-centred in his outlook and really identify what he personally needs to work on."

Edmund booked a first career meeting with Stan Wawrinka in the second round of the Shanghai Masters after a win over Federico Delbonis, while Murray, who is bidding for his third title at the competition, will face Steve Johnson.

You __can follow all the action from the Shanghai Masters on Sky Sports this week.