Murray sunnitud võistluspaus venib aina pikemaks, õhus lõikuse oht

Andy Murray. Foto: Patrick Hamilton/AFP/Scanpix

Maailma edetabelis 16. kohale langenud Andy Murray loobus osalemisest Brisbane'i tenniseturniiril, mis seab kahtluse alla tema suutlikkuse mängida kaasa ka peagi algavatel Austraalia lahtistel.

Murray pole väljakul käinud alates juulist, sest teda vaevab puusavigastus. Brisbane'is pääses ta otse 16 parema hulka ja pidanuks seal kohtuma ameeriklase Ryan Harrisoniga, kuid šotlane teatas loobumisest. «Tunnen, et pole veel vormis, mida on kõrgemal tasemel mängimiseks vaja,» vahendab BBC 30-aastase Murray sõnu.

Wimbledoni tiitlit kaitsnud šotlane kaotas juulikuisel turniiril viies setis ameeriklasele Sam Querreyle ja oli juba toona hädas puusavigastusega. Augustis üritas ta naasta, kuid loobus kaks päeva enne US Openit mängimisest. «Tahaksin lihtsalt uuesti mängimist nautida. Viimased pool aastat pole ma saanud seda teha,» tõdes ta, tunnistades ühtlasi, et halvimal juhul peab ta võib-olla minema isegi lõikusele, kuid sooviks selle võimaluse viimaseks jätta.

Murrayl on suure slämmi turniiridelt kolm tiitlit, kuid Austraalia lahtisi pole ta kordagi võitnud, ehkki on aastatel 2010-16 tervelt viis korda finaalis mänginud. Tänavune turniir algab 15. jaanuaril. Lisaks Murrayle on jätkuvalt kahtluse all ka Novak Djokovici ja maailma esireketi Rafael Nadali osalemine.

Hey everyone.. Just wanted to write a little message on here for anyone interested in what in going through right now. Firstly I want to apologise to @brisbanetennis for withdrawing at late notice and to everyone who wanted to come along to watch me play(or lose) 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 hard 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 high 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 little 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 decide by the weekend whether to stay out here or fly home to assess what I do 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

A post shared by Andy Murray (@andymurray) on Jan 2, 2018 at 1:23am PST