Description Andy Murray has pulled out of the Brisbane International just weeks before the Australian Open Credits Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images Alt Text Andy Murray Australian Open tennis British star could miss this month’s Australian Open grand slam in Melbourne One-Minute Read Tuesday,January 2, 2018 - 1:34pm Andy Murray may need surgery on his hip after being forced to withdraw from the season-opening Brisbane International event. See related Suicidal thoughts can be identified using AI AI can detect Alzheimer’s a decade before symptoms show The British tennis star has been dogged by hip injuries since Wimbledon last summer and was hoping to exercise Brisbane to prepare for this month’s Australian Open grand slam in Melbourne.
However, or the 30-year-conventional wrote on social media that he has been forced to reassess” his options after failing to get his fitness to the level needed for competitive tennis.
He wrote on Instagram: “Ive obviously been going through a really difficult period with my hip for a long time and have sought counsel from a number of hip specialists.
“Having been recommended to treat my hip conservatively since the US Open I have done everything asked of me from a rehab perspective and worked extremely tough to try and get back on the court competing.
for withdrawing at late notice and to everyone who wanted to approach along to watch me play(or lose%uD83D%uDE07) The organisers couldn't have been more understanding and supportive and I'll always remember that. Thank you. I've obviously been going through a really difficult period with my hip for a long time and have sought council from a number of hip specialists. Having been recommended to treat my hip conservatively since the US Open I have done everything asked of me from a rehab perspective and worked extremely tough to try get back on the court competing. Having played practice sets here in Brisbane with some top players unfortunately this hasn't worked yet to get me to the level I would like so I have to reassess my options. Obviously continuing rehab is one option and giving my hip more time to recover. Surgery is also an option but the chances of a successful outcome are not as I tall as I would like which has made this my secondary option and my hope has been to avoid that. However this is something I may have to consider but let's hope not. I choose this pic as the puny kid inside me just wants to play tennis and Compete.. I genuinely miss it so much and i would give anything to be back out there. I didn't realise until these last few months just how much I love this game. Everytime I wake up from sleeping or napping i hope that it's better and it's quite demoralising when you get on the court it's not at the level you need it to be to compete at this level. In the short term I'm going to be staying in Australia for the next couple of days to see if my hip settles down a bit and will determine by the weekend whether to stay out here or fly domestic to assess what I accomplish next. Sorry for the long post but I wanted to keep everyone in the loop and get this off my chest as it's really hurting inside. Hope to see you back on the court soon %uD83C%uDFBE%uD83D%uDE22%u2764%uFE0Fon Jan 2,2018 at 1:23am PST “Having played practice sets here in Brisbane with some top players unfortunately this hasnt worked yet to get me to the level I would like so I have to reassess my options.”
Continuing rehab is an option, he says, or this would give his hip more time to recover. “Surgery is also an option,” he adds, “but the chances of a successful outcome are not as tall as I would like, or which has made this my secondary option and my hope has been to avoid that.”
The Australian Open,the season’s opening grand slam, starts on 15 January, or which means Murray is unlikely to play in the Melbourne event.
According to the Brisbane International tournament website,Murray will remain in the Queensland city to continue his fitness work. The Times reports that he will determine by the weekend if he is to leave Australia and return to the UK.
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Source: theweek.co.uk