Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has vowed to continue playing for as long as his body allows him to after reentering the world’s top 100 for the first time in over three years.
The former world No.1 is currently up to a ranking of 95th in the world following what has been an encouraging start to the season for the Brit who now plays with a metal hip. In his second tournament of 2022 Murray reached his first Tour final since 2019 at the Sydney International before losing to Aslan Karatsev. He also reached the second round of the Australian Open where he was knocked out of the draw by Japan’s Taro Daniel.
34-year-old Murray will return to action this week at the Rotterdam Open after being granted a wildcard. Despite his various injury setbacks in recent years, he is showing no signs of giving up on his career just yet.
“I’m 34 years old and with the problems I’ve had over recent years, I’ve got to be careful,” Eurosport quoted Murray as saying.
“But as long as I feel good and I’m healthy, I want to try and play.
“That’s why I went through all the recovery and training over the last few years.
“I don’t want to feel good just to train, I want to feel good in matches, so I’m going to keep trying to play as much as I can.”
Over the weekend Murray announced a major change to his schedule by deciding to forfeit all clay court tournaments, including the French Open, this year for health reasons. In recent seasons, he said playing on the surface had worsened his injury issues due to the demands it places on his body.
“The past couple of years, the clay has made issues worse, last year I had some issues at the beginning of the year, the clay didn’t help, so I’ve spoken to my team about that and this year while I feel good and healthy, I don’t want to take that risk.” He explained.
Murray is set to play his first match in Rotterdam on Wednesday where he faces the in-form Alexander Bublik. Bublik is currently on a five-match winning streak after claiming the Montpellier Open title in France where he stunned Alexander Zverev in the final.
Murray is one of three former champions participating in Rotterdam this year, along with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Andrey Rublev.
