Last week he said that while he often looks fed up on court, it’s actually when he is at his happiest “inside”. 🖥️ #AusOpen LIVE | #9WWOS #Tennis /UFiQjBcrQd- Wide World of Sports January 19, 2023Ī sequence he played against Kokkinakis has already become a social media sensation – somehow, dashing about so deep in the court he was almost an audience member, he managed to fend off three overhead smashes to snatch a point he had absolutely no right to win. He has a well-earned reputation as one of the great returners in the game, but more than that he is arguably the best ever retriever of the ball, someone who comes explosively alive when the cause is all but lost.ĪNDY MURRAY YOU ARE KIDDING! 😱 That is some of the BEST defense you will EVER see! 🛡️ It’s during points, though, that Murray undergoes some kind of miraculous transformation, turning from a broken shell into an elite athlete capable of the most breathtaking tennis shots. But on Saturday he also appeared stiff and hobbled, like a man who’d been force-marched across the Sahara in the wrong-sized shoes. He tends to look sluggish between points, dragging his feet around the baseline like a teenager told to clean his room. The logic-defying thing is that Murray claimed the second.ĭespite his many successes, the Scotsman has always divided opinion. It was no surprise that Bautista Agut ran away with the first set 6-1. Before a ball was hit Murray looked very much like anyone else who had finished their previous shift at 4am: shattered.
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2 days ago I randomly bumped into the doctor who in 2017 told me “the good news is the problem you have in your hip can be fixed but you won’t be able to play professional sport again.” I think we dispelled that myth the last 5 days.😉Goodnight ❤️- Andy Murray January 21, 2023Īfter the match, he tweeted: “2 days ago I randomly bumped into the doctor who in 2017 told me ‘the good news is the problem you have in your hip can be fixed but you won’t be able to play professional sport again.’ I think we dispelled that myth the last 5 days.”īut even heroes have their limits.
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