Arthur Orton Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 1 minute ago, peasy23 said: Bedene wants to be Slovenian again. As he is 28, ranked 49th never won an ATP title and never been past R3 of a slam he is free to do so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedafc Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Bedene wants to be Slovenian again. He wants to play at the Olympics and you have to play Davis Cup to do that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Andy Murray just played a set at short notice at the Abu Dhabi exhibition after Novak pulled out because of injury. He looked out of sorts as he lost 6-2. However he was staring at a bagel, and rallied well to hold his serve and break back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 This doesn't sound good at all, taken from Andy's Facebook page:Hey everyone.. Just wanted to write a little message on here for anyone interested in what in going through right now.Firstly I want to apologise to @brisbanetennis for withdrawing at late notice and to everyone who wanted to come along to watch me play(or lose[emoji56]) The organisers couldn't have been more understanding and supportive and I'll always remember that. Thank you.I've obviously been going through a really difficult period with my hip for a long time and have sought council from a number of hip specialists. Having been recommended to treat my hip conservatively since the US Open I have done everything asked of me from a rehab perspective and worked extremely hard to try get back on the court competing. Having played practice sets here in Brisbane with some top players unfortunately this hasn't worked yet to get me to the level I would like so I have to reassess my options. Obviously continuing rehab is one option and giving my hip more time to recover. Surgery is also an option but the chances of a successful outcome are not as I high as I would like which has made this my secondary option and my hope has been to avoid that. However this is something I may have to consider but let's hope not.I choose this pic as the little kid inside me just wants to play tennis and Compete.. I genuinely miss it so much and i would give anything to be back out there. I didn't realise until these last few months just how much I love this game. Everytime I wake up from sleeping or napping i hope that it's better and it's quite demoralising when you get on the court it's not at the level you need it to be to compete at this level.In the short term I'm going to be staying in Australia for the next couple of days to see if my hip settles down a bit and will decide by the weekend whether to stay out here or fly home to assess what I do next.Sorry for the long post but I wanted to keep everyone in the loop and get this off my chest as it's really hurting inside.Hope to see you back on the court soon [emoji462][emoji22][emoji173]️ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 He posted this pic of himself too: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, throbber said: He posted this pic of himself too: He could've edited out the tea stains... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 He could've edited out the tea stains... I never noticed that! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 He's not going to play is he. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 There's a line in one of the Indiana Jones films where he says "it's not the years honey, it's the mileage." The same applies to Andy Murray imo. He's never made it look effortless like a very few can e.g. Federer. Yes, Murray has some great shots in his locker, but his success has been underpinned by sheer hard graft and chasing down the balls that other guys wouldn't get to. I really fear the way he flogged himself to end 2016 as number 1 and to win the Tour Finals has done some irreparable damage. I really and truly hope I'm wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Kheredine Idessane must be shitting himself about the possibility of returning to reporting on lower league football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 24 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Kheredine Idessane must be shitting himself about the possibility of returning to reporting on lower league football. Ach, if he's a pair of eyes he'll know Murray was always going to struggle to get back without a hip operation, he was walking around the court like an old man at the of 2016, pretty amazing what he managed at the end of that season all things considered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Ach, if he's a pair of eyes he'll know Murray was always going to struggle to get back without a hip operation, he was walking around the court like an old man at the of 2016, pretty amazing what he managed at the end of that season all things considered. Tbh. I think he's had trouble with that hip for a few years. Used to get criticised for grimacing when he played bad shots but always seemed to be annoyed with hip 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Just now, John Lambies Doos said: Tbh. I think he's had trouble with that hip for a few years. Used to get criticised for grimacing when he played bad shots but always seemed to be annoyed with hip I know, I never thought it was a good idea playing all those Davis Cup matches, a wee spell with his feet up would probably have been better, doesn't matter, when he's old I'm sure he'll be happy with his lot, he'll certainly not need to regret a lack of effort and application like many sportspeople. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChoppeReid Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 From reading the reports it sounds like his career could be done.Such a shame as he really should have been spending 2017 and 2018 cleaning up given Djokovic is out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 That’s Andy officially pulled out of the Australian Open 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Really sad, but not surprising. Surely going to go for surgery to try and sort it out. If not, he'll surely have to call it a day. As mentioned, it's really sad that fitness and injury have cut short what really could have been a truly dominant period for him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 That's him confirmed as having had hip surgery in Melbourne. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42602401 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 What’s the deal with his ranking? Is it protected? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Mon the Murray. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BishyTON Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 What’s the deal with his ranking? Is it protected? Nope - he will fall a long way down the rankings as he will have lost virtually all his points by the time he returns. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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