Former World No. 1 Andy Murray will be back fit at next year’s Australian Open in January.
Murray, the 2012 US Open champion and his country’s only male Wimbledon winner since 1936 hasn’t participated in any competitive match on the ATP tour since bowing out of the quarterfinals of Wimbledon this summer.
The Briton played in an exhibition match against Swiss superstar Roger Federer in Glasgow before the ATP Finals and even though he stayed competitive through large portions of the contest, he still lost to Federer. Andy didn’t look in any sort of pain while moving back and forth on the court, signaling that he has at least partially recovered from his hip problem.
And his mother, Judy Murray confirmed that her son was nearly ready to begin his new season fully fit and full of confidence.
“He’s good. He’s on the mend. He’s doing his rehab religiously as you would expect. Everything that everyone is telling him to do. He’s getting himself ready for the next season.”
The two-time Wimbledon champion has started his management company called 77 Sports Management and intends to invest most of his time after retirement working for the company that will nurture young talent.
And Judy Murray elucidated why her son set up the company.
“I’ve seen how influential he has been in the career of Kyle Edmund, for example,” she added.
“Taking Kyle with him on his training blocks in Miami since he was 17 or 18. For Kyle to be able to work alongside Andy, someone who is at the very top of the game and see how hard he works, who he surrounds himself with and the way he conducts himself and his business both on the court and away from the court.”
“The quickest way to get good at something is to work alongside someone who is already excellent at what they do. I’ve seen the impression that he’s had on someone like Kyle and I know he genuinely wants to help British athletes by sharing his knowledge and his passion.”
