Andy Murray is still hoping to land in Melbourne and compete in the Australian Open, says his mother Judy. Andy retired from Delray Beach to avoid coronavirus issues and tested him positive just days before the scheduled flight to Melbourne.
The three-time major champion endured those two weeks in quarantine and he should be back at the practice range soon, waiting for the organizers’ final decision and still looking forward to taking part in the first major draw of the season.
Between 2010 and 2016 Andy lost five title matches in Melbourne against Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Despite so many approaches, he never won the trophy. Murray made his debut at the Australian Open in 2006 at 18 and competed 13 times in Australia.
The 33-year-old Glasgow native only played seven games in the 2020 season, missed the first few months due to a pelvic injury and failed to find his best tennis after the Cincinnati Masters to stay outside the top 100.
Andy Murray still hopes to compete in the Australian Open
Andy was unable to play in January and February after a pelvic injury at the 2019 Davis Cup final and had to wait until August for the first official games of the previous season.
Receiving the Cincinnati Wild Card, Murray scored notable wins against Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Zverev before hitting the exit door against Milos Raonic. Andy made one of his well-known notable comebacks against Yoshihito Nishioka after losing two sets at the US Open, saving a match point and taking his final win of the season.
“Andy is fine; I think he’s coming out of isolation. He can go back to training and then it’s a matter of waiting and seeing if he can fly to Australia and participate. Nobody knows the answer to that question.
The only person out there I speak to is Jamie, one of the lucky ones on a clear flight, which means he’s allowed to leave his hotel room five hours a day. At 6:30 a.m. there is a knock on the door.
He can walk to the squares, practice a couple of hours, workout 90 minutes in the gym, and eat 60 minutes. Then he goes back to the hotel and is back in the room at 11:30 am, and that’s him for the rest of the day, “said Judy Murray.
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