Andy Murray: "It's not as much fun as it was years ago"
Andy Murray is on the stony way back to the top of the world. A task the Scot had judged easier than it should now turn out to be.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: May 08, 2021, 10:32 pm
It's just not the results that an Andy Murray brand hopes for and expects. The Scot, formerly number one in the tennis world, is currently struggling in the first rounds of ATP events - a sense of achievement in short supply. This is due in no small part to the fact that Murray was equipped with a metal hip a few months ago.
An operation that made his return to the top of the world extremely difficult, of course: "Since you put the metal hip in me, I knew it wouldn't be easy to come back, but I didn't expect it would be that difficult. I've been around for a long time Time trained very hard but the complaints keep going and when I get on the pitch I can't play at the level I hope for, "Murray told standar.co.uk .
Murray: "Only have two options"
Of course, this also tears at the motivation of the successful Scotsman, as Murray confirmed: "I only have two options: withdraw or keep trying. Even if I don't enjoy it as much as it was years ago, I still want to play." Even that doesn't always turn out to be easy at the moment, a positive COVID test made it impossible for Murray to compete in Down Under.
As a veteran on the ATP tour, Murray has also made it his mission to campaign for equality on the tour. A matter close to my heart, as Murray himself was trained by a woman: "When I started working with Amelie Mauresmo, I realized the enormous machismo that existed. A number 1 in the world was judged as someone who couldn't train me, you were judged she just because she is a woman. It is a human right that we are all treated equally, I am not asking for anything strange. "
Murray also includes incidents in the field of sport, such as the allegations of abuse against Alexander Zverev. Clear guidelines are needed here, as the Scot emphasizes: "The ATP takes a long time to react to cases like those of Zverev and Basilasvhili, and does so lukewarm. If allegations of this kind are made, clear protocols must be drawn up."