Thee-time main champion Andy Murray is ready to make his seventeenth look on the US Open this week. The 36-year-old arrives at Flushing Meadows after struggling an stomach pressure that compelled him to withdraw mid-tournament in Toronto. Murray, who will face Frenchman Corentin Moutet within the opening spherical, has seen constructive indicators in his well being forward of the season’s ultimate main.
“The radiologist from again house checked out my scans and checked them, I had a small tear, which is therapeutic and the final 5 or 6 days of observe have been actually good,” Murray stated in his pre-tournament press convention. “I’ve not had any points serving. It is simply clearly been a bit [difficult], you do not simply take per week off from serving after which go full into it, that you must construct up somewhat bit so it is not been good in that sense, however my ab has been okay.”
The Scot has performed a few of his finest tennis on the majors this 12 months. In Melbourne, Murray received two epic five-setters in his opening two matches towards thirteenth seed Matteo Berrettini and Thanasi Kokkinakis. At Wimbledon, he was up two-sets-to-one on fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas earlier than the Greek mounted a comeback.
Regardless of competing with a steel hip, the 46-time tour-level titlist Murray is motivated to maintain taking part in towards the world’s finest.
“Some folks in all probability cease and really feel like they’ve had sufficient whether or not that is by means of efficiency or whether or not it’s by means of their physique hurting and aching after which perhaps after an prolonged time frame away from the game, they begin to miss it once more,” Murray stated. “Perhaps mentally some gamers simply really feel like they want a break free from the game after which to refresh and perhaps get one other shot. Some folks [stop because of] harm.
“I believe everybody’s case is a bit totally different. For me, I got here again to play as a result of I felt like I nonetheless had extra to provide but in addition as a result of bodily, I used to be in a position to compete on the highest stage. That’s why I’m nonetheless taking part in.”
Murray took no comfort from the Wimbledon defeat to then-World No. 5 Tsitsipas, labelling the loss as ‘very disappointing’. He revealed on Saturday that after that heartbreak on the All England Membership, he went again to the drafting board and located methods he might nonetheless enhance.
“I went away on vacation straight afterwards, went away for like six days after which after matches, particularly Wimbledon or at majors, when every little thing is a higher disappointment and higher feelings at any time of the 12 months… I [spoke] with my staff about issues that I actually really feel like I must make a change to sure photographs in my sport if I needed to win extra of these matches and dictate extra of these matches,” Murray stated.
“My feeling was I needed to place in some work technically to permit me to play the best way that I wish to and the best way that my staff needs me to.”