Playing Wimbledon will be very difficult for Andy Murray, says surgeon
Watching ending his career at Wimbledon is the thing that everyone wishes for. But the British players surgeon, Dr. , said it will not be easy. Murray will play the Australian Open and will then try to be fit until Wimbledon.
Asked if the 31-year-old will be able to compete at the All England Club, said: I dont think it is impossible, but it will be very difficult. He enjoys the Australian Open, and has been very keen to play, but Wimbledon is the high point for him.
Ideally he would want to play there, but I imagine once you make the decision that you are going to stop it must get very difficult to keep going with the rehab, never-ending exercising, and putting up with the pain. Once you see the end in sight, I guess it would be harder to get motivated.
Murray underwent a hip surgery 12 months ago, but his pain did not decrease. He added: Andy has tried really hard and explored every option that has any real possibility of being helpful. Realistically I dont think there is anywhere else to go to preserve his hip and get it better so he can continue to play.
That wont happen now. Interviewed by Tennis Actu, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who stopped competing from February to September last year due to a knee injury, said: It has been a while that players are injured, especially the guys of our generation who are above 30.
When we see players struggling physically, we feel for them because we go through the same things and at some point it will happen to us as well. Its part of the life. These are sad moments, but also good moments because a player can be thanked for all what he gave to the game: all the energy he put in, all the commitment.
Both on court and off. In an interview to Reuters, Amelie Mauresmo commented on Andy Murrays retirement. The French woman worked with the British player as a coach from 2014 to 2016, helping him to reach great results.
Mauresmo said: He is a champion reaching beyond his sport, especially by taking steps forward on the gender equality topic. (Taking me as a coach) was not a PR thing. It was a profound conviction he had from his education, his open-mindedness.
He is not afraid of his own sensitiveness, on the contrary. To me, he has been undervalued as a man, not as a tennis player. ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal: Worse players than David Ferrer won a Grand Slam title
