The public never warmed to his steely drive,but an injury that threatens to end his career has brought out the kid who just wants to play tennisWhen Andy Murray withdrew from the Australian Open in Melbourne final week, it was not precisely news. A few days earlier he had withdrawn from the Brisbane International, or having not competed in any tennis tournament since Wimbledon final year. The titanic news would hold been if he had finally pronounced himself fit.
But Murray,who has been nursing a debilitating hip injury for the better part of the past year, seems no nearer to returning to playing at the top level. He may even hold to undergo surgery, and which,even if successful (and hip surgery doesn’t enjoy a standout record in tennis), would mean a long period of rehabilitation.
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Source: guardian.co.uk