Davis Cup: Andy Murray due to minor injury in second limb
Only one appearance has Andy Murray at the Davis Cup final tournament in Madrid put down. The reason explained the Scot after the final in the semi-final against Spain.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Nov 26, 2019, 11:55 am
That Andy Murray does not get along without drama, the two-time gold medal winner at the Olympic Games has also shown in Madrid again: Against Tallon Griekspoor Murray tormented over three tough sets and a playing time of nearly three hours, before he still the strong Dutchman in the Barriers. But that was it with the sporting glory of Murray, the remaining individual matches of the British team contested Daniel Evans and Kyle Edmund.
The reason that Andy Murray did not compete with Germany and Philipp Kohlschreiber, for example, was explained by the 32-year-old later. "I had groin problems," Murray said in Madrid. "I wanted to play, but the risk would have been too great." When he had sustained the injury, the Scot could not say exactly. Even in the match against Griekspoor he would have felt pain.
Murray had taken twelve days off after his success at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Antwerp, the first single triumph after his hip replacement, and then increased the training intensity more and more. Even in training he had noticed the problem with the bar. "It's not wild. But if I kept playing it, it would have been worse. That's why it was difficult for me. "