Alex Corretja - Andy Murray to focus on Wimbledon
The timing of Andy Murray's return to the ATP tour is still unclear. After the cancellation of his trip to Australia, the Brit also had to pass for the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Rotterdam. No problem, says Alex Corretja, formerly one of Murray's supervisors.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Feb 05, 2020, 03:44 pm
The tennis year 2019 had another late highlight for Andy Murray: with the success at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Antwerp, the Scotsman made his amazing comeback in singles, which had started rather tentatively at the Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati. after Antwerp, Murray should have put an end to his season. But then still competed for Great Britain at the Davis Cup final tournament in Madrid, where he fought an epic fight with Tallon Griekspoor.
Since then, however, there has been a break with the three-time major champion. The option to travel to Australia was quickly discarded. In any case, the experience of the past few years has taught Murray to listen better to his body.
Corretja looked after Murray
Alex Corretja knows this body from a better time. The Spaniard, two-time finalist at the French Open, was part of Andy Murray's staff between 2008 and 2011 and has a pretty good idea of how the coming months should look for his former protégé.
"He has the experience and his body suffers," Corretja told AFP. "If he plays a lot of matches, that won't change anything. Because when Andy reaches the semi-finals in Madrid or another tournament, it doesn't make much difference to him. What makes a difference is playing a good tournament at Wimbledon. ”And Andy Murray can only do that in good health.
Not like Federer does without the clay court season
A complete waiver of the clay court season, as Roger Federer has practiced twice, is not a good option for Corretja, who is currently an expert on Eurosport. “There would be a very long gap before the lawn season. It's only three weeks long. ”Murray should see the games on ashes in preparation for Wimbledon. "The more matches he plays, the better. But he mustn't overdo it either.