‘Andy Murray may benefit from enforced coronavirus break,’ says Tim Henman
The enforced break in the tennis schedule due to the coronavirus crisis may work in the favour of Andy Murray, says Tim Henman.
Murray had planned on attempting his latest comeback at the Miami Open before it was cancelled after not playing since the first match of the Davis Cup in November.
The global coronavirus pandemic means there will now be no tournaments until May at the earliest, but Henman thinks the extra time could make a positive difference for Murray.
āIn the grand scheme of things, this just gives him a bit more time keep getting fitter, stronger and faster,ā Henman told the British press.
āI was with Andy earlier in the week in London and watched him practice and heās really hitting the ball well and heās building his strength up all the time.
āThe fact that things have been delayed, in the context of what heās been through, I donāt think itās too serious.
āHeās been out for so long, although heās obviously had his moments where heās been back playing, but itās really been two-and-a-half years so if heās got to wait another six weeks or so, I donāt think itās the end of the world for him.
āItās very difficult for everyone because thereās so much uncertainty but you have to take that cautious approach so no tournaments for six weeks.
āItās very sad for those events affected, the players, the fans, the sponsors and everyone else but itās really out of everyoneās control.ā
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