Andy Murray has revealed that he would call time on his professional tennis career in the event of another significant injury blow as he prepares to return to Wimbledon next week. The Scot has struggled to stay fit over the last few years due to an ongoing hip problem, which forced him to undergo two surgeries in 2018 and 2019 in a bid to correct the issue.
Murray has since managed to rebuild his career by getting himself back into the world’s top 40, a feat he achieved by winning the Nottingham Open earlier this month after tasting success at Surbiton a week earlier. He will have high hopes of performing well at Wimbledon but remains wary that another major injury could force him to give up on his career for good if he is struck down again in the not-too-distant future.
When asked by Sky Sports if he will be making his last appearance at Wimbledon this year, Murray said: “I hope not, but you never know. It’s why athletes need to make the most of it while they’re still able to because if I was to have another big injury or if something happened to the metal hip that would be me finished.
“I wouldn’t try to come back from another operation or major surgery again so I want to keep playing a bit longer. I know it’s not going to be going on forever but I have an idea of when I would like to finish and it’s not this year’s Wimbledon.”
