‘Andy Murray is in a position to compete with the best players again,’ says brother Jamie
Andy Murray ‘is in a position to compete against the best players in the world again,’ says his brother Jaimie.
Murray saw his career come crashing to a devastating hat when he topped the world rankings in 2017, with it taking him almost more than two years to get back to playing singles tennis again.
The timing of the coronavirus crisis has hampered his progress further, and he has been ruled out of the Australian Open after testing positive for Covid earlier this month.
However, despite all the setbacks, his brother believes the good times are returning for Andy.
āHeās done incredibly well to get to this point where he feels like heās in a position now to go out and compete against the best players in the worldā Jamie Murray told the Bunkered Podcast.
āItās obviously been incredibly frustrating for him because heās had a lot of setbacks along the way ā itās been very stop-start.
āEven 2020, when he was just getting back to fitness and was just about ready to go compete in Miami, Covid hit and the tour shut down.
āThat was another five or six-month break. So itās been difficult for him but I think heās in a good place just now.
āThatās just the vibes I get from seeing him training and some of the matches we had in December.ā
āI think this is obviously a huge year for him,ā added Jamie.
āIf he can stay fit, healthy, play a full calendar year and see where heās at, what his levelās at, what heās able to do week in, week out on the tour.
āHeās not had a clear run at it for two or three years, maybe even longer.
āHeās still got a lot of great tennis in him. His tennis ability hasnāt diminished in any way. Itās just obviously whether his body can cope with the demands of the tour.ā
After missing out on the Australian Open, Andy Murray will begin his season playing the Biella Challenger event in Italy on February 15.
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