Henman pays tribute to Murray's comeback to tennis: "I love the fact that he still wants to be out there trying to get back"

Murray was set to return to action next month at the Miami Open but this has been dispelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Tim Henman, former British Number One spoke about his comeback and said that it's inspiring to see he still has the hunger and desire to return to the top.

“I love the fact that he still wants to be out there trying to get back,” said Henman to the Glasgow Times.

“He’s really in unchartered territory because normally when you have an injury, there’s lots of others who have had that same injury but that’s not the case for Andy.

“There’s lots of people who have had new hips but not at the age of 32 and not those who want to get back to playing world-class tennis. So it’s amazing how well he’s done already.

“Seeing him on the practice court and seeing how much he’s enjoying himself, I think it’s incredibly impressive, especially considering what he’s achieved in the game already. And so I just hope he can get back to playing on the main tour.

“Injuries really go with the territory though when you’re a tennis player and you compete as much as they do, you’re going to get niggles. Federer has done as good a job as anyone of avoiding injuries but he’s out at the moment having had knee surgery. So it does happen and you just have to manage it and make sure you’re patient and you wait until you’re 100 percent fit and healthy to come back.”

A lot of debate has occurred in terms of whether he can win Grand Slams again and despite being full of praise for his compatriot, Henman doesn't believe it can happen but that Antwerp shows he can still win tournaments.

“It’s hard because time doesn’t stand still,” added Henman.

“He’s 32-years-old and he’s not getting any younger and that’s where it’ll be hard because time isn’t on his side. But it’s amazing to come back and win a tournament on the tour – to win Antwerp like he did last year was an incredible achievement and I think he can get back playing even better than that.

“To compete over seven matches over five sets like he’ll need to do to win grand slam titles will be very, very difficult but as I’ve seen time and time again with Andy, if you say to him he can’t do something, he certainly likes to prove people wrong.”

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