French Open 2020: Andy Murray recalls bittersweet memory that led to his hip-replacement


French Open 2020: Andy Murray recalls bittersweet memory that led to his hip-replacement
Andy Murray (L) Stan Wawrinka

Andy Murray reigned the tennis world in 2017. He was ranked number 1 and was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to tennis and charity. He was at the peak with a 2016 Olympic gold. He won the 2017 Dubai Duty-Free which was his only title that year.

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Murray witnessed trouble in paradise as his 2017 run was cut short, he lost his number one spot and was out for a halt. The hip injury was a serious issue Murray had to face.

The enduring 2017 Roland Garros

Andy Murray

Unfortunately, at 2017 French Open, he played a hiatus five-setter and lost to Stan Wawrinka. However, if we rewind his struggle through the tour, the body only collapsed after days of rigorous tennis.

Murray played a tough four-setter to win over Andrey Kuznetsov and Martin Klizan in the opening rounds. He defeated Juan Martín del Potro and Karen Khachanov in straight sets to move to the quarter-finals.

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In the quarter-finals, he defeated Kei Nishikori in four sets, and the following day played an epic semi-final. Stan Wawrinka won 6-7 (8-6), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1. Murray said, ” I was a tiebreak from getting to the final in a tournament which I came into struggling. So I can be proud of what I have done.” losing to Wawrinka.

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Murray shared a post on Instagram recalling his miserable hip condition’s beginning at French Open.

Despite the stress he endured, Murray continued to participate at the grass season and made the quarters of Wimbledon. However, he eventually had to halt and give due attention to the hip.

Since 2017, Murray has been away from the tour only to have resumed briefly in 2018 and forced to have a second hip surgery in 2019. This year he won his first title in two years.

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Andy has overcome the struggle, that even saw Andy move to tears at press conference regarding his hip.

At the French Open, Murray will be cheered up to have accomplished a return to the Grand slam. He has received a wild card into the main draw.

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