"I don’t think that this is like the limit for me": Ambition far from done for Murray who resets targets ahead of US Open

Tuesday, 15 August 2023 at 10:00

The former world number one Andy Murray believes that he is yet to reach his ‘limit’ in tennis.

The 36-year-old has struggled with fitness concerns over the years and had to announce retirement back in 2019 because of a hip injury.

Despite that setback, Murray managed to make a surprising return and is still playing at the highest level.

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The Glasgow-born, while talking to The Guardian, stated that he is proud to have achieved his highest ranking after a surgery a few years back but reiterated that he is still looking to improve his standing in the ATP rankings.

“I think that the players I played against probably feel a similar way – that I’m not playing 40‑in‑the‑world level tennis,” said Murray. “I do think that I’m playing a better level than that and that’s the thing that’s positive for me, and the thing that keeps me going. Providing that I keep learning and improving and working on the right things, my ranking will keep going up and I’ll win more matches against the best players.

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“Obviously, I’d like to be doing better. I would like to be ranked higher. I’d like to have had more runs at the bigger events and everything. Also, I have to try at times, you have to keep things in perspective. I’m at my highest ranking I’ve been since I had the operation on my hip. I’m really proud of that.

“I had that operation a really long time ago. It has taken lots and lots of hard work and effort to get back to the top 40 in the world and I still feel like before the year’s out that I can push that even higher. I don’t think that this is like the limit for me. I do think that I can get myself much higher.”

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