No fears of retirement: Murray, who surged to the top of the world rankings in 2016, Tennys Sandgren, ranked 69, at the inaugural event in Zhuhai, southern China this week. Last month, in only his second singles match since his operation, Murray narrowly lost to the American. The Briton then competed in a lower-level Challenger event in Spain, as he attempts to rebuild his creaking body for the rigours of elite tennis. Although Murray lost in the last 16 in Mallorca against the unheralded Matteo Viola, he was pleased he came through three matches in four days without any complications. Murray says that he is enjoying the comeback journey, but having several months away from tennis changed his perspective and he is now “looking forward” to retirement.
“Tennis has always been a huge part of my life, but I realised probably then that actually my health was the most important thing for a happy life and I had always probably been worried about what life might look like after tennis,” he said. “I had a glimpse these last few months and it was brilliant. I was just in no pain, just doing lots of different things, hanging out with friends and family, and it was great. So I am looking forward to when I do stop playing eventually. But while I am not in pain just now, I will try to keep playing tennis because I enjoy it.”
‘Not enjoying it’: After Zhuhai, the China Open in Beijing and the Shanghai Masters, Murray will return to Europe to compete in the European Open in Antwerp, making it a testing next month. Winning “a couple of matches” at each tournament would be a success, he said, with building up his speed and stamina the priorities on the tortuous road to recovery. If that sounds like low expectations, Murray, a two-time Wimbledon champion and Olympic gold medallist, is just happy being pain-free. “The last two, three years – two years for sure – I was not enjoying playing, I wasn’t enjoying training,” he said. “I was not enjoying any of it because it was painful and uncomfortable.”
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