4 years ago, Sir Andy Murray He announced at the Australian Open that he was leaving tennis because he couldn’t take it anymore with his physical problems. But the truth is that he has never given up – nor will he ever give up. With a metal hip, 35 years old and on the stage where he was supposed to say goodbye, he defeated Matteo Berrettini after more than 4 hours in the fifth set to continue extending his legend a little more. And it’s all thanks to a wild preseason workout. that has allowed him to return to enjoy what he likes the most.
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This is what he commented in the post-match press conference:
I was there for three weeks, at a Country Club in Boca Raton. I stayed in a house that was a two-minute drive from the training tracks and I went to train every day. Phil Hayward is the physio I’ve been working with and who has accompanied me those three weeks there, along with Ivan (Lendl). We have put a lot of work on track. I’ve also done a lot of cardio on the bike and on the Versaclimber. He had similar routines. I got up every day at the same time, had a coffee and went to train for two and a half or three hours. I would have lunch and then go to the gym in the afternoon, and sometimes I would also train on the track. I was 100% focused on my training and tennis. I have spent a lot of time improving my game and my physique.
And how do you manage your rest? “It is true that since I am a father, before I used to go to bed very late and now I try to go to bed early, prioritizing sleeping more, since that is part of the recovery process. I have already taken the bath of smell and I have eaten well. Now I’ll see my physio when I get to the hotel. It’s not easy to recover from a game that lasted almost five hours, but with all the work I’ve done in recent months, I hope I’ll recover well. I know I won’t feel perfect on Thursday, but I think I’ll be in a good position.”
