Konta believes Murray could reach second week of US Open: "He just absolutely wrangles his way through matches"

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.”