Murray on potential of facing Federer or Djokovic at Australian Open: ‘I wouldn’t be expecting myself to win’

Sunday, 01 December 2019 at 13:02

Andy Murray will head into the Australian Open as one of the true success stories of the past year in tennis.

Despite that, Murray is honest with his chances in Melbourne; he said that he could play Federer or Djokovic early which he doesn’t think at this stage, he’d win.

He said that the best he can hope for in that situation; is that he can get through it with no ill effects on his hip.

"When I get to the Australian Open I won’t be seeded; I’m ranked around 120 in the world right now.

I could play [Roger] Federer in the first round, or [Novak] Djokovic, I wouldn’t be expecting myself to win that match; in a first best of five back. I have no idea what to expect result wise; but what would be positive for me would be playing through a best-of-five match without having a problem with my hip,” said Murray.

“I haven’t played a best-of-five match since I had the operation", continued Murray. "A good result would be that I can play a best-of-five-set match and have no ill effects from that with my hip. That would be a huge step and a really positive thing for me.

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