John McEnroe expects Andy Murray’s wife to ‘put her foot down’ and force tennis retirement
BBC pundit John McEnroe has posed the question over whether Andy Murray’s wife Kim Sears may “put her foot down” and sway his retirement decision after his second-round Wimbledon defeat to Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Brit refused to comment on whether he had played his last game at SW19, prompting fans to worry over whether he is planning to call it a day on his illustrious career.
McEnroe explained as he spoke to the broadcaster over the possibility of Murray retiring “I don’t know if the missus will put her foot down a little bit like ‘hey, I need some help at home’.” The American three-time Wimbledon singles champion suggested, however, that with four kids at home Murray may prefer to continue playing as players in his situation can get more sleep at tournaments.
“When the top guys usually get to that point it’s hard to keep playing,” McEnroe added when talking about Murray’s rank of over 100. “His love for the game, he loves it so much he loves to compete. Maybe he needs some sleep, I’ve got six kids he’s got four now – trust me, when you play tournaments you get more sleep.
“That’s one reason to keep playing, pay the bills a little bit. But he does love to play and you don’t want to go out as a champion when you’re hurt. It hurts big time, I am not around regularly and Ivan [Lendl] doesn’t tell me but I believe for the most part I believe he has lived a relatively monk-like existence for the past 15 years or more so this is nothing new to him.
