Konta believes Murray could reach second week of US Open: "He just absolutely wrangles his way through matches"
ATPTuesday, 22 August 2023 at 08:00
Former Britain’s number one women’s player Johanna Konta
believes that the former world number one Andy Murray has all the potential to
play in the second week of the upcoming US Open.
The 36-year-old has struggled with fitness concerns
throughout his career and also announced his retirement from tennis back in
2019 because of a hip injury.
However, Murray made a remarkable comeback and is still
playing the sport at the highest level.
Konta, while talking to Daily Express, stated that there is
no reason why the three-time Grand Slam winner cannot play in the second week
of the mega-event.
“I think just seeing Murray back into a physical state where
he is able to play the wants to play and therefore, like he said, challenge the
best players in the world is I think the most you can ask of any player going
into a Slam,” she said.
“If they’re physically fit and their level is starting to
build and they’re looking just more consistent then that’s where they want to
be. And I think especially for us with Andy, seeing him be able to be Andy on
court because it was always his physicality, his tenacity on court, he just
absolutely wrangles his way through matches in such a tough way.
“So I think that he is in that space now to be able to do
that and to do that successively in match after match, I don’t see why we wouldn’t
see him potentially in the second week and then we’ll see what happens.”
She continued by saying: “I mean that’s a bit like the
chicken or the egg,” she explained. Whether it will be a title, a 250 or a 500
title to come before a second week appearance at a Slam again, who knows?
“But I think whenever as a player you get just a good run of
tournaments, a good run of matches in those tournaments, making quarters,
semis, finals. That builds and that will build into either making second week
in a Slam or winning a title.”
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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