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Andy Murray underwent hip surgery today in Australia, and believes that he should be able to resume his tennis career in time for Wimbledon.

In a conference call held three hours ago, Murray explained that he had reached the decision to have an operation last Wednesday night, soon after realising that he was not ready to play in the Brisbane International despite almost six months of rest and rehabilitation.

“The reason for having it done was to allow me to get back competing,” Murray said. “Because that’s what I want to keep doing and I’m not finished playing tennis yet.”

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Early reports on the operation’s progress were positive. “I'm very optimistic,” Murray said. “The surgeon was very happy about how it went. He felt that my hip will be feeling better than it did a year ago. Obviously, I was still doing fine a year ago. I was ranked No.1 in the world a year ago.”

Yet Murray emphasised that he will not be chasing rankings points with the his old intensity when he returns to tour. “I'm not going to be putting in the same amount of tournaments and effort to try to get to No.1 in the world,” Murray explained. “I'll be focusing more on trying to win major events and big tournaments rather than trying to achieve certain ranking goals.”


Instead of returning to England last Thursday, as his Instagram post suggested at the time, Murray opted to fly to Melbourne and stay there incognito. He had decided to engage the services of Dr John O’Donnell, a man he describes as “one of the most experienced hip surgeons in the world”.

It now emerges that Murray has been in touch with Dr O’Donnell since 2008, when his right hip first started to bother him. The two men have met six or seven times in Melbourne since, usually in the wake of the Australian Open. “I’ve known him since I was 20, 21 years old,” Murray said, “and I decided he was the right person to do it.”

Although troublesome, the hip did not become a major concern until early June, when Murray found himself unable to walk without pain after a lengthy French Open semi-final against Stan Wawrinka.


Since then, he has followed the advice of doctors by attempting the conservative route back to fitness, which involved rehabilitation rather than surgery. But after the Brisbane failure, he felt that the time had come for a more aggressive approach.

“I was nervous this morning,” Murray said, “but it was the right decision to make. At Wimbledon basically everything was hurting. I had never been in pain like that before. It's got better but still it's extremely tiring mentally when you are feeling your hip from the first minute that you wake up in the day and start walking, to when you lie down at night.


“I'm happy that I’m going to be out of that pain now. To get back playing, the advice I’ve been given is 12 to 14 weeks. But I'm going to take as long as I need to take before I get back on the court. Most likely that will be around the grass-court season, maybe slightly before.

“I want to come back when I'm fit and ready to play, not to get into a situation like in Brisbane or New York, where I'm unsure when I turn up at a tournament how fit I am.”

Murray did not explain the details of the condition he has been suffering from, but he did say that Dr O’Donnell had taken a light-touch approach to the surgery. A complete clear-out of the joint would probably have ended his sporting career, so the intention is to muddle through a few more years on the tour and then to have a full hip replacement after he retires.

“I’ve been fairly competitive with top 50 players in the world in Brisbane when I’m struggling to move,” said Murray. “And I made the quarter-finals at Wimbledon when I literally couldn’t walk and was in so much pain. So if I can get myself to 95 per cent of my best I believe that’s enough to compete at the highest level.”

While explaining his latest procedure, which began at 7.30am this morning Melbourne time, Murray revealed for the first time that he had previously undergone another bout of surgery – though a far more minor one – on Dec 18.


This was a kind of hernia operation, designed to clear up a condition widely known as Sportsman’s Groin. Modern treatments are so effective that he was only off the practice court for four or five days. The detail explains why Murray opted to leave his training block in Miami a few days early.

As for the motivation that has kept Murray plugging on through week after dreary week of rehab, he explained yesterday that he wanted his elder daughter - Sophia, who will soon celebrate her second birthday - to be able to watch him play.

“I had spoken to my wife a little bit about it,” he said. “One of the things that I would like to do is play until my eldest daughter is able to watch me and have a small understanding of what it is I've done for my living.

“That would be cool if she can come along and watch me hit some balls or practice. I like seeing a lot of the other kids when they are on the tour with their parents. Now I've had surgery, that's something I'm looking forward to in the future.”

Andy Murray isn't planning to retire from tennis anytime soon. The former world no. 1, who recently underwent a right hip injury, plans to keep his career going for a few more years. Interviewed by British Media via phone from Melbourne, Murray said that his daughter Sophia, who will turn two next month, could be an additional motivation to play for a long time.

'I have spoken to my wife a little bit about it,' said Murray. 'One of the things that I would like to do is play until my eldest daughter is able to watch me and have a small understanding of what it is I've done for my living.

That's one of the things that's motivated me to keep playing. That would be cool if she can come along and watch me hit some balls or practice just to see what it is I do. I like seeing a lot of the other (players') kids when they are on the tour with their parents, who get to do a bit of travelling with them when they're at an age when they actually understand a little bit more about what it is that they're doing.' Speaking about when he will compete again, Murray added: 'My plan is to be back playing around the grass court season – potentially before then, but I'm certainly not going to rush anything.

I've been quoted times for how long it's taken for players to get back from the surgery I've had, and I've been given up to 14 weeks. Most likely that will be around the grass court season, maybe slightly before.

I'm not going to put a date on it, because there's no need for me to do that. I want to come back when I'm fit and ready to play, not to get into a situation like in Brisbane or New York (last year's US Open), where I'm unsure when I turn up at a tournament how fit I am.

I want to know when I come back that I'm ready.' Murray also had a minor groin surgery on December 18th, 2017

Andy Murray recently withdrew from the Australian Open and also had a hip surgery. Fellow Brit Greg Rusedski claimed that he does not see Murray winning another Major due to his physical condition. "If he can get fit, he's got a shot to get back into the top 100, then top 50 and build his game back," said Rusedski.

"I don't think he will win another Grand Slam, just because of the physical issues he's had, but I hope he proves me wrong." "I think he's done everything he could because usually with a hip problem, you take six months, you hope it comes back good, it didn't come back the way he'd want so he had no choice but to have the hip surgery and then that's probably another six months of recuperation." When asked to compare Roger Federer’s situation in 2016 to Murray’s present situation, Rusedski said, "I think Andy's got a lot more to overcome to be frank," Rusedski said. "If you could look at Federer, physically he's had one surgery in his life, which was a minor meniscus knee surgery and he actually injured his knee in the bathtub of all places when he was bathing his kids, so it wasn't tennis related. "If you look at Murray physically, he's had a lot more difficulties.

He's had back surgery already, his hip surgery, he's had all sorts of injuries to cope with so for Murray I think it's going to be a big challenge but he's one of our greatest sportsmen we've ever had in this country and I hope he can come through it, but it's going to be a big ask."

Like most elite athletes, Andy Murray hears the doubters, but doesn't care. The only voice that matters is his own. From those who said the spindly teenager, who burst onto the circuit at Wimbledon in 2005, was too skinny and lacked the mental strength to be a future Grand Slam winner, or those who doubted his ability to be the world's top-ranked player, Murray has delighted in doing things his way and making the cynics eat their words. When he is questioned, you can see the determination in his piercing eyes.

Murray has strung together a fantastic career largely because of his competitive spirit, belief and tactical nous. But he is also a player who was born with massive talent and athleticism. He'll need all these attributes to come back to the tour after withdrawing from the Australian Open on Thursday, a decision that could ultimately extend to a six-month absence from the court.

Murray's decision to skip Melbourne was no surprise, given a hip injury that has dogged him since last May. After all, he hasn't played competitively since Wimbledon last summer. But having made the journey to Australia, this has to be a blow to his psyche and a huge frustration after the months of rehabilitation. Murray still hopes he can return to the tour without surgery -- a decision that does not guarantee he would be 100 percent, even if he does elect for that option.

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Needless to say, the news has not been good for Murray just days into the new year. He has always been coy about the exact nature of the hip problem, so it's impossible to know exactly what it will entail to get him back on tour fully fit. He doesn't want to undergo surgery -- that much he made clear -- perhaps remembering how tough it was to come back when he had a back operation in 2013.

But let's not start writing the Andy Murray tennis obit yet. It took some time, but he returned from his 2013 surgery and led Britain to Davis Cup glory two years later, then captured his third major, at Wimbledon, in 2016, setting up an even stronger run to close out the year as the world No. 1 player.

We might never hear it from Murray himself, but that effort, and all the exertion, could have been a major factor in his hip issue. Murray has grinded for 12 years on tour and arguably has worked harder than anyone to leap up the rankings and into the upper echelon of the game. We'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who has covered more ground or run more miles than he has in search of success.

This is a man who had the desire and ambition to leave home in Scotland for Spain as a 15-year-old. Murray built himself into a supreme athlete with hours and hours of dedication in the gym and on the court. As a child, his competitive fire would lead to confrontations with his older brother, Jamie Murray. Andy could probably reel off their head-to-head stats across any game they ever played together.

"There are different stages in the year where someone says that you can't do something or people think that you're struggling or that you might be coming towards the end," Murray said during Wimbledon last summer. "Having that little bit of extra motivation can help."



His message on Instagram on Tuesday as he announced his withdrawal from the Brisbane International captured the hearts of many fellow players, including Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios, both of whom said they hope he returns soon. But his latest decision to bypass the Aussie Open suggests his absence could be longer than originally expected.

Long before Murray won the 2012 U.S. Open, he said that if his career ended without a Grand Slam title, it would be because he wasn't good enough. Clearly, he was. Murray has proved he is good enough time after time. Now he has to prove people wrong all over again. Perhaps he will return a more aggressive player, one who relies less on his legs and more on efficiency and power.

With a young family, long-term health has to be his No. 1 concern and, in the end, his aching body could decide his future sooner than he would desire. But if there is a way back, Murray will find it. And he'll enjoy proving the doubters wrong.

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Former World No. 1 Andy Murray says he'll be back “Soon.. Very soon” and that rehab on his hip is going “Really well.. Much better than I expected so far”.

The five-time Australian Open finalist was recently suffering from jet lag after his aborted trip Down Under and hosted a Twitter Q&A, #AskAndy.

The Scot received a fair number of non-tennis questions, such as “Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?” To which the witty Brit Murray responded, “I don't know.. But if I crash land in a jungle will I be able to eat my own shoe?”

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But Murray also entertained some tennis questions, including a couple about his right hip. He underwent surgery on 8 January in Melbourne after planning on competing in the 2018 Australian Open.

The 30-year-old has not played a match since 12 July at 2017 Wimbledon, where he lost to Sam Querrey of the U.S. in the quarter-finals. To be fair, Murray did say, “Soon. Very soon,” with a wink.

He watches what he eats while enduring rehab in London. Murray said he enjoys “pancakes and Nutella for breakfast but I'm good the rest of the day.” He's also spending a lot more time with his mum, Judy Murray, which seems to be going OK.

And Murray made a very important announcement about Rafael Nadal's fashion.

Britain's Andy Murray is planning to return to the practice court towards the end of March and could be back in action before the grass-court season.

The 30-year-old, who had hip surgery on 8 January , has not played a competitive match since Wimbledon last year.

The early stages of his rehabilitation are going well, according to those close to the former world number one.

The grass-court season starts at the beginning of June, before Wimbledon begins on 2 July.

"I'm certainly not going to rush anything," Murray said immediately after his operation in Melbourne.

The Scot, Wimbledon champion in 2013 and 2016, has not played competitively since losing in five sets to American Sam Querrey in the SW19 quarter-finals last year.

He played exhibition fixtures against Roger Federer and Roberto Bautista Agut before pulling out of the Australian Open in January and then deciding to have surgery.

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Murray is back in the gym, where he is using weights and working out on the exercise bike and a vertical climber.

Pilates - which can aid flexibility, and is considered a useful tool in injury prevention - remains an important part of his routine, as it has been since Murray experienced back problems in the run up to his 2013 surgery.

In the immediate aftermath of his operation in Melbourne, the three-time Grand Slam champion suggested he might be back on the practice court about now.

But as he stressed in January, in a conference call with a group of British journalists from his hospital bed, he does not want to set himself rigid deadlines.

"I'm not going to try to get back as quickly as I can," said Murray.

"And I'm going to take my time to make sure that the rehab is done properly, and make sure that the surgery is as successful as it can be.

"A lot of what the surgeons will tell you, a lot of it is down to your determination and your work ethic and how well you rehab, how much you listen and do all the correct things."

Image copyright ANDY MURRAY/INSTAGRAM Andy Murray in hospital
Image caption Murray posted a picture of himself in hospital after surgery, with coach Jamie Delgado at his bedside
Some warm-weather training will be on the agenda - perhaps in early April - and if everything goes very smoothly, it remains possible Murray could be back in action before the summer.

May would seem a best-case scenario, even though Murray has referred to a typical 14-week recovery period from this type of surgery (which, in his case, would be mid-April).

"I'm not interested in coming back for a specific tournament," he said in January.

"I want to come back when I'm fit and ready to play, not to get into a situation like in Brisbane or New York , where I'm unsure when I turn up at a tournament how fit I am.

"I want to know when I come back that I'm ready."

It will be fascinating to see whether he feels ready to put his body through any part of the clay-court season. The French Open, where he reached the semi-finals last year, begins at Roland Garros on 27 May.

But if he prefers to wait for the grass, then his first opportunity would come a week later in south-west London when the Surbiton Trophy is staged on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Andy Murray is confident he is making good progress in his battle to return to tennis following surgery on his hip. The three-time grand slam champion has not played competitively since exiting Wimbledon at the quarter-final stage last July, and he has since lost his British No 1 ranking to Kyle Edmund. However, Murray underwent surgery earlier this year and said he was targeting the beginning of the grass-court season in June to make his comeback. However, he could return sooner and it is understood that two new Challenger tournaments – one at the Scotstoun Tennis Centre in Glasgow starting on 28 April and the other at Loughborough University the following month – are on his radar. On Wednesday he posted an image from his latest training session, with Scottish teenager Aidan McHugh. Writing on Instagram, Murray wrote: “Chasing down another @aidymchugh error today during practice #progress #hip #unforced #youngpup” McHugh, 17, from Glasgow, played at junior Wimbledon last year and has been mentored by Murray and his brother Jamie. Meanwhile, American John Isner upset second-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-6 (0), 6-3 to reach the Miami Open quarter-finals. The 14th-seeded Isner, who reached the Miami Open semifinals in 2015, never faced a break point in the match. He made an impressive 73 percent of his first serves to take down Cilic. The departure of Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion and Australian Open finalist in January, leaves fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany as the highest seed remaining in the draw. Top-seeded Roger Federer lost his opening match at the tournament, and third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria lost in the third round. Fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, a definite crowd favorite in Latin-influenced South Florida, moved onto the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over 22nd-seeded Filip Krajinovic of Serbia. Del Potro will play 20th-seeded Milos Raonic for a semifinal berth. Roanic defeated Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4. Isner will play 19th-seeded Hyeon Chung of Korea in the quarterfinals. Chung defeated Joao Sousa of Portugal, 6-4, 6-3. No 6 seed Jelena Ostapenko is through to the semi-finals of the women’s tournament in Miami. Ostapenko ousted fourth-seeded Elina Svitolina 7-6, 7-6 to reach the semi-finals at Key Biscayne for the first time. Next up for Ostapenko is either No 8 seed Venus Williams or qualifier Danielle Collins in the semi-finals.

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Andy Murray will play the international tennis tournament in Rosmalen from 11-17 June. The two-time Wimbledon Champion will continue his comeback from injury on the grass courts of Rosmalen in the Netherlands. “I am looking forward to getting back on the grass and to play Rosmalen for the first time. I’ve heard lots of good things about the tournament and the courts are meant to be very good – it’s the perfect way for me to prepare for Wimbledon.”

In addition to his Wimbledon victories in 2013 and 2016, Murray won the US Open title in 2012, was a finalist at the Australian Open five times and once at Roland Garros (2016). He won the individual gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. To date his illustrious career counts 46 tournament victories and 60 million in prizemoney.

Murray, who will celebrate his 31st birthday in May, has never played at the ATP 250 tournament in Rosmalen before.

Andy Murray's recovery from hip surgery has run into difficulty, and it seems increasingly unlikely he will be able to make his comeback in Loughborough this month.

The double Wimbledon champion is not thought to have done very much at all on court in the past two weeks.

Murray, 30, has also pulled out of two corporate appearances.

The Scot has not played competitively since Wimbledon last year and had an operation on his right hip in January.

Publicly, he has been targeting the grass court season for a return to the tour. But privately there had been high hopes he would be able to play in the new ATP Challenger Tour event in Loughborough, which begins on 21 May.

Sources suggested Murray had been ahead of schedule after returning to the practice courts in late March, although his team has always stressed that recovery will be a slow process with inevitable bumps in the road.

Murray himself said in January he would only return to competition when completely fit and ready.

The first event Murray has publicly committed to is the grass court tournament in Rosmalen in the Netherlands, from 11 to 17 June.

On Monday, he was confirmed on the entry list for the Fever-Tree Championships at The Queen's Club the following week, but both appearances must now be in doubt.

Andy Murray and Sam Querrey
Former world number one Murray has not played a competitive match since he was knocked out of Wimbledon in July 2017
Murray had been training at the All England Club in Wimbledon, but first put his hip through its paces at the Mouratoglou Academy in Nice, in southern France.

He posted a photo of a session with the Scottish junior Aidan McHugh on Facebook soon after.

A picture of Murray dipping into an ice bath followed two days later, but his social media posts since have preferred to focus on topics like the NBA play-offs and the fight against malaria.

Murray's progress has remained a closely guarded secret, although Rafael Nadal did say in Monte Carlo in April that he had spoken over the phone to his long-time friend and rival.

"I have been in that situation," he told reporters.

"I know how tough and frustrating it is when you work every day and you don't see the light of how to improve. But then one day trying things, trying treatments, one day things are going better, no?

"If he is healthy, he will be back in a position to fight for the most important things. But as with everybody, you need to be healthy. Without health, you can play but is almost impossible to play at the level that Andy wants to play."

Murray still has five weeks before he is due to play in Rosmalen, but his absence in Loughborough later this month will also come as a blow to the Lawn Tennis Association.

Without Murray, Lucas Lacko is likely to be the only top 200 player in the field. The Slovak has already triumphed in Glasgow, in the first of two Challenger events organised at short notice by the LTA.

The tournaments will be "invaluable in providing high-quality match experience" for British players, the organisation promised - but in Glasgow there were only seven players inside the top 300, and no-one from Britain survived the second round.

The LTA decided to stage the two events after discussions with Murray's team, as the LTA chief executive Scott Lloyd explained earlier this month.

"It wasn't just about Andy, it was about our other players, too," he said.

"You don't know who's going to benefit from them, until you're going through them. Secondly, trialling something like these two events is valuable to me as to how we think about developing the calendar more broadly in the future.

"In terms of the investment, the costs that we incur across the sport, we have to take those decisions very very carefully, so make no mistake - we do so.

"We have managed to work with a number of different partners that have assisted in putting the tournaments on. I have not spoken to Andy about financing the tournament."