2014 Andy Murray tennis season the round of sixteen in straight sets to set up a quarter-final meeting with Lukáš Lacko. Murray again won in straight sets to reach the semi-finals. Murray had to recover from a set down to overcome Juan Mónaco and advance to his first final since winning Wimbledon the previous year. Murray picked up his first title of the season against Tommy Robredo, coming back after being a set down once again and saving five match points in the process. The following week, Murray faced Jerzy Janowicz in the first round of the China Open, winning in three sets. In the
Andy Murray abuse for expressing his opinion, including messages that were described as "vile" by Police Scotland; one referred to the Dunblane massacre. A few days after the vote, in which a 55% majority opposed Scottish independence, Murray said that he did not regret stating his view, but said that it was out of character and that he would concentrate on his tennis career in the future. After defeating Nikolay Davydenko at Wimbledon 2012, Murray pointed upwards with both hands and wagged them back and forth while looking to the sky. Murray declined to reveal the reason, and ever since, he has