Murray in a hurry to win third Wimbo
ANDY Murray insists he can still go far at Wimbledon despite all his injury problems.
The Scot has been through the mill in the past few years and even has metal in his hip.
That means the 34-year-old has barely played since 2017.
You wouldn’t have known it in the first two and a half sets of his Wimbledon comeback as went 2-0 up and was serving for the match. But he lost seven games in a row before coming back after a rainbreak to get the job done.
That saw Murray into the second round and he’s confident that he can show the sort of form that has seen him win two Wimbledons.
He said: “I keep getting asked: Is this gonna be my last Wimbledon? Last match?
“I don’t know why I keep getting asked about it. Like, no, I’m going to keep playing. I want to play.
“I’m enjoying it and I can still play at the highest level.”
Murray admits it’s been a much tougher road back to fitness than he was hoping for.
He added: “It’s been extremely tough, even these last few months.
“I didn’t have the most serious of injuries but it’s been extremely frustrating not being able to get on the court, and I’ve had such little momentum over these last few years.
“I’ve kept trying, kept working hard in the gym, kept doing all the right things to get me back in the position. And I feel very lucky I get to do it again.”
Meanwhile, we may have seen the next Andy Murray as young Brit Jack Draper gave Novak Djokovic a scare by winning the first set of their match.
The 19-year-old lost the next three sets but Djokovic said: “Walking on to Wimbledon Centre Court for the first time, I think he has done well and played maturely.”