‘I’ve Seen Him Suffer’ – Andy Murray’s Never-Ending Turmoil Draws a Heartbreaking Admission From French Open Director

Andy Murray has been going through a tough time, right from the start of this season. Out of the 9 events that he took part in, the tennis star faced opening match exits in 4 of them along with finding himself out of the rest without even achieving a notable spot. While Murray has already announced that he would sign off from his professional career soon, former coach Amelie Mauresmo recently came forward to highlight the physical hardships he had to go through.

Out of all the names that played parts in Andy Murray’s journey as a coach, the period with Amelie Mauresmo came out to be one of the most painful ones for the ATP star. The French Open director, who coached Andy Murray from 2014 to 2016, recently spoke to Eurosport about the physical and mental challenges Murray faced throughout his career, especially from the time when she worked closely with him.

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She shared her concerns and hopes regarding his potential retirement from tennis. “I have a particular bond with Andy,” Mauresmo said, remembering the days when she used to sit in the box while Murray played. Along with that, she drew his name parallel to that of Rafael Nadal in terms of enduring pain out of injuries. “I think he’s capable of inflicting really hard things to himself with a lot of pain as well (as Rafa). I’ve seen him suffer too, and it’s been a while since I stopped working with him,” Maurismo added.

Being a former world No. 1 herself, Maurismo acknowledged the efforts Murray has put into his career, despite his ongoing physical issues (the hip injury because of which he had to undergo two major surgeries). “For a long time now, he’s been physically enduring things that aren’t necessarily very pleasant. And I know that sometimes he wants to carry on, sometimes he wants to stop.”