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Andy Murray withdraws from Brisbane, considers hip surgery
EloQuent
Legend
You can't compare the level of athletes from then to now. In every single sport, the modern athletes would crush their great grandparents generation.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Yep, Fred retired with 8 Slam titles to his name including the CGS and 3 back to back Wimbledons. Still unsurpassed by any British player before or since. Andy has come by far the closest though!
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Deleted member 307496
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Well he's better than Henman. But he has about the same amount of longevity as Henman it seems.
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Deleted member 307496
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And please nobody mention Rusedski. He does not count as "British" for me. He is Canadian.
NatF
Bionic Poster
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Mainad
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mike danny
Bionic Poster
You can't compare pre-Open Era with Open Era. Murray achieved his entire career in the Open Era.
NatF
Bionic Poster
Perry was greater in his era than Murray was in his. Both triumphed under very different conditions so maybe it's best to not compare them at all.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Any further word on his own tough circumstances?
ark_28
Legend
He’s confirmed today he will play tie break tens and now the kooyong classic and after both exos he will make a call on the Aussie Open.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Interesting way of putting it.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Maybe but you can only play in your own era.
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Deleted member 743561
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But you can be the guy to bridge "eras." There is always the opportunity to be the guy to push the envelope.
clayqueen
Bionic Poster
That sounds really strange to me. Is his injury so unique that there is no clear diagnosis? Could it be that the medial advice he's looking for is more to do with returning to the tour asap and not the best treatment for the ailment?
EloQuent
Legend
From his statement it sounded like even surgery might not help, or no guarantee.
EDIT: here is the relevant part "Surgery is also an option but the chances of a successful outcome are not as I high as I would like"
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdcSGu6lMYj/?taken-by=andymurray
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Tennis_Hands
Banned
If that is how it works then Nadal should fear this happening to Manacor while he is there:
clayqueen
Bionic Poster
Quite apart from not being able to play, he must be in constant pain.
octobrina10
Bionic Poster
If that is how it works then Nadal should fear this happening to Manacor while he is there:
I think, some sort of action needs to be taken in response to defamatory comments like this (quoted).
Tennis_Hands
Banned
I didn’t see you reacting the same way to heninfan99's "defamatory" comments, so, once again, you can take your fake attitude somewhere else.
octobrina10
Bionic Poster
I didn’t see you reacting the same way to heninfan99's "defamatory" comments, so, once again, you can take your fake attitude somewhere else.
I have no idea whom she/he wrote about.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Even you don't believe what you wrote.
Nevermind.
The only thing that is important is to read what I write. After all I am writing it so that you and others like you read it and realize how fake you are.
octobrina10
Bionic Poster
Even you don't believe what you wrote.
Nevermind.
The only thing that is important is to read what I write. After all I am writing it so that you and others like you read it and realize how fake you are.
The most important thing to me on TTW is supporting Rafa.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
That is only an excuse for you to troll.
It has nothing to do with supporting Nadal.
You are using him as a tool for your purposes.
Otacon
Hall of Fame
BBC : Murray has a torn labrum
The heartfelt and poignant post from Murray is the first time he has publicly voiced the anxiety that many others have felt for him and for his future in the game.
He will have approached this period of rehabilitation as meticulously, thoroughly and professionally as everything else in his career. And now - as he approaches six months away from the match court - he has discovered all too painfully that it has so far not been sufficient.
Murray is still very reluctant to opt for surgery, but he may come to the conclusion over the next few days that he has little alternative.
Murray has never addressed the precise nature of his hip problem. There is not one accepted diagnosis, but a very good source has told me Murray has a torn labrum. Any surgery would therefore be fraught with uncertainty and my understanding is that even if successful, the repair can sometimes have a limited shelf life.
Every condition is of course different, but Lleyton Hewitt had surgery on both hips for similar reasons in 2008 and 2010. He was never quite the same player again but still won three ATP titles after going under the knife for a second time.
Murray's other concern with surgery will be his extended absence from the sport. By July, he will have been missing for a whole year. However great a player, it is hugely challenging to rediscover that competitive edge after such a long break from the tour.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42539620
The heartfelt and poignant post from Murray is the first time he has publicly voiced the anxiety that many others have felt for him and for his future in the game.
He will have approached this period of rehabilitation as meticulously, thoroughly and professionally as everything else in his career. And now - as he approaches six months away from the match court - he has discovered all too painfully that it has so far not been sufficient.
Murray is still very reluctant to opt for surgery, but he may come to the conclusion over the next few days that he has little alternative.
Murray has never addressed the precise nature of his hip problem. There is not one accepted diagnosis, but a very good source has told me Murray has a torn labrum. Any surgery would therefore be fraught with uncertainty and my understanding is that even if successful, the repair can sometimes have a limited shelf life.
Every condition is of course different, but Lleyton Hewitt had surgery on both hips for similar reasons in 2008 and 2010. He was never quite the same player again but still won three ATP titles after going under the knife for a second time.
Murray's other concern with surgery will be his extended absence from the sport. By July, he will have been missing for a whole year. However great a player, it is hugely challenging to rediscover that competitive edge after such a long break from the tour.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42539620
octobrina10
Bionic Poster
That is only an excuse for you to troll.
It has nothing to do with supporting Nadal.
You are using him as a tool for your purposes.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
If that is the diagnosis, he would be out for at least until after Wimbledon.
Tough and his days at the top of the game are almost if not completely over.
Tough and his days at the top of the game are almost if not completely over.
Zetty
Hall of Fame
Exactly, that and Murray didn't reach his previous form at least until 2015 after the surgery! Without the injuries it's really a who knows for Murray.That's something some of the skeptics about the term 'Big 4' need to be reminded of now and again!
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airchallenge2
Hall of Fame
That's okay with me if records and facts don't matter anymore.
clayqueen
Bionic Poster
- Simon Briggs, tennis correspondent
British tennis was reeling this morning after Johanna Konta withdrew from her Brisbane quarter-final with an injury to her right hip – ironically the same area that has brought Andy Murray low.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2...thdraws-brisbane-international-quarter-final/
Shank Volley
Hall of Fame
English isn't my first language but wouldn't that be 'coincidentally' rather than 'ironically'? Irony would be if she commented that she was lucky not to have Murray's hip problems the day before this withdrawal.
clayqueen
Bionic Poster
Well spotted. Many foreigners have a better grasp of the English language than many British people.
You should tweet Simon Briggs.
tennistiger
Professional
As i said! Next step new hip joints.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Good for you.
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