Andy Murray reveals when he could stop playing

Andy Murray not going through its best moment. It is almost paradoxical to say this when the Scotsman is someone who has spent years without competing, but the return to the competitive rhythm after the stoppage due to the pandemic is costing him more than the public could anticipate. After a Roland Garros in which he left horrible sensations in his first-round duel against Stan Wawrinka, the return to the hard courts did not bring him much more fortune.

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His clear defeat before Fernando Verdasco He hid some physical problems that have made him get off the second edition of the Cologne tournament, which started just today. The Scottish tennis player explained on his social networks why this decision was due and what exactly happens to him: “I had to withdraw from the event in Cologne this week. I have been treating myself for a tendinitis on my left psoas, which has occasionally bothered me since the Us Open “Andy stated.

It is in that american tour in which he returned to tennis, and it seems that this could explain his alarming lateral mobility problems that he has shown in his last meetings. “I have tried to deal with it in training sessions and games, but unfortunately after my last meeting the discomfort has been made more acute. I’m sad that it didn’t work out, but after playing a few points in the last few days I realized that it wouldn’t be enough. I hope to see you next year. “

This message of optimism for 2021 could contrast with your statements in your last interview. Murray passed through Süddeutsche Zeitung and be sincere exclusively about his future. It is totally true that the sensations he has left on the track do not invite optimism, and many might think that the Scotsman’s career is practically on the last legs. Thus, his words take on special relevance and make it totally clear how the British feels:

“To this day, I no longer have anything to prove to anyone. I am going to play as long as I can.” Now ranked # 115 in the world rankings, what would make the Brit stop ?: “If in a year I am still # 100 in the world, the most likely is that don’t keep playing. I hope to have a much higher ranking, to win games on a regular basis and to measure myself against the greatest of our sport. If I can do that, I will play for as long as I can.

However, if I find myself in difficulties, I barely win and I only keep playing because I love tennis, that is most likely not enough. If I stopped trusting that I could win a tournament like the one in Cologne, that would be a definitive reason that would make me stop playing tennis. ”

Guaranteed presence at Grand Slams

In the meantime, it’s quite likely that we will still see Murray go through Grand Slams. No tournament of this entity would want to lose a player of his caliber, and the invitations will gradually fall to ensure his presence in the most important tournaments in the world. It will be enough? It seems that just a huge improvement in his performances next year could keep Andy in the tennis elite for much longer. Precisely he, time, will be the one to give and remove reasons.