"He should play for as long as he wants" says Tim Henman on Andy Murray

Andy Murray continues to play tennis despite many calling for his retirement. The British player reiterated his intention to continue playing citing his love for the game and belief in himself. Former Britsih number one Tim Henman praised his dedication:

“After the four years he has had with all the injuries, you have to admire his dedication and determination to keep putting the work in required to play at the top level. If you had a graph of Murray’s tennis over the last few months, the Murray of today beats the player who played in the first round at Queen’s back in June quite easily. He has clearly made progress."

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Henman has noted an increase in the level of Murray as well as the confidence in his game especially after he continues to play injury-free tennis. The key is simply to stay healthy with Murray saying numerous times his body feels fine. Henman further added:

“You can see that the little tournament play he has had and staying relatively injury-free gives him a chance to make progress and compete. So he should play for as long as he wants. There is plenty of time to be retired, so he doesn’t need to listen to people telling him to retire. He has earned the right to decide when that decision comes.”