Facing Adversity: Andy Murray’s Continued Struggle on the Tennis Circuit

Andy Murray has eight defeats in the last nine games (REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy)

Andy Murray is living history in the world of tennis. The former world number 1 took over Wimbledon in 2013 to return the title to a representative of Great Britain after a 77-year drought, one of the three Grand Slams he won in his career (he repeated at the All England Club in 2016 and won the 2012 US Open), added to consecrating his nation as champion of the 2015 Davis Cup, among his more than 40 titles in the individual record of a legend.

His best moment began the downward spiral starting in 2017 due to a hip injury that had him suffering until he announced his retirement in 2019. His thirst for revenge pushed him to continue on the circuit and in recent times he has stood out more for the pale ones than for the joys. This current situation motivated a harsh column written in the BBC by reporter Kheredine Idessane, who invited the 49th in the world to retire in the short term: “Without a doubt, safeguarding your own mental health must come into play along with preserving your reputation.” . If he never hits another ball again, his status as a great player and legend of British sport is already assured.”

The strong column emphasizes the poor results of the last year, and highlights the fact of not having won more than two matches in any tournament since the loss in straight sets against Daniil Medvedev in February 2023 in Doha: “He has been eliminated in the first round in six of his last seven events. In his last nine matches, Murray, one of the greatest competitors in the modern history of the game, has won just one. At what point does moving forward bravely begin to damage his legacy?”

This last definition was anchored to the response of the 36-year-old Scottish tennis player, who used his official profile on the social network Do me a favor. I’m in a terrible place right now, I admit it. Most people would quit and give up in my situation right now. But I’m not most people and my mind works differently. I will not give up. I will continue fighting and working to deliver the performance I know I am capable of.”

Andy Murray’s response to a journalist who ended his career

It is worth remembering that Andy Murray had to undergo surgery to place a titanium prosthesis in his hip and, in 2021, he revealed his ordeal in an interview for The Standard portal: “Since they put the metal hip on me I knew that it was not It was going to be easy to come back, but I didn’t expect it to be so hard. I have been training very hard for a long time, but some discomfort persists and when I get to the court I am not able to perform at the level I expect. I only have two options: withdraw or keep trying. Even though I don’t enjoy it as much as I did years ago, I still want to play.”

In this sense, the two-time Olympic champion in London 2012 and Rio 2016 in Singles (he won another silver medal in mixed doubles in 2012) was questioned by Idessane in the journalistic note: “When does the pride of a champion and the refusal to give up back in the face of a challenge do more harm than good?” “Is all this really worth it?” she added.

Beyond having praised the title won at Queen’s in the mixed doubles modality with Feliciano López “nine months” after his hip surgery, the journalist returned to the present to refer to the defeat in the first round of the Australian Open in sets against the Argentine Tomás Etcheverry (28th in the ATP ranking): “It is not a shame to suffer defeat at the hands of a player who is rising in the rankings.”

However, the elimination against Benoit Paire (112) in the premiere of the ATP 250 in Montpellier by 2-6, 7-6 (5) and 6-3 was a turning point for Kheredine Idessane about Andy’s future: “ How many more hits should Murray take before hanging up the gloves on a brilliant career?”

The truth is that he is far from retiring because he has already expressed his desire to attend the Olympic Games, which will take place from July 26 to August 11 in France: “The Olympic Games are very special for me, they motivate me… I want qualify and be in Paris. “I still want to win, compete and see how far I can go with my body.”

2024-01-31 23:43:00
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