"When the time is right, I will stop": Andy Murray takes U-turn about retirement talk ahead of French Open
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Former world number one Andy Murray has seemingly taken a U-turn
about his retirement. The 36-year-old has struggled with consistent fitness
concerns throughout his career. Because of this, he announced after
the Australian Open in 2018 that he would retire from the sport.
However, after a short time, Murray miraculously returned to the court and is still playing at the highest level. This year, the Glasgow-born star has again struggled with fitness concerns and missed a couple of months of action after suffering an ankle injury.
That injury and inconsistent form sparked rumours about his
retirement in the near future. Murray was recently quoted in a report as seemingly taking a U-turn about his retirement plan despite hinting in the
recent past that he might quit the game in the near future.
“When the time is right, I will stop. I don’t know if I will
play past the summer,” he said while talking to the media ahead of his
French Open round of 128 clash against Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka.
“The results I have been having are not what I would want.
But the mentality around whether it’s with my racquets and rehab or whatever,
it’s always to try to get better. Is there anything that you can do that might
help and influence some results or not? I have to wait to see whether it’s a
good decision for me or not. It’s something that I wanted to see whether it
could make a difference.
Andy Murray will face Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka in the round of 128 of the French Open.
“I know they are different things but you wouldn’t get a
golfer using the same clubs that they came out with 25 years ago. A Formula One
car is not going to be the same today as it was 25 years ago. For some reason,
tennis is a sport where players are always reluctant to change.
“I felt like now is
the time to see whether it can make a difference. I felt like it was something
I wanted to try. I don’t want to finish my career thinking: ‘Should I have
given it a go to see whether or not that was something that could have
potentially helped me’. I have really enjoyed it as well. That’s probably
helped me a bit the last few weeks as well.”
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
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