Andy Murray hits back at BBC Sport and admits he is in a 'terrible moment' in worrying tweet | 0N55RC9 | 2024-01-31 09:08:01
But the battling Brit and three-time Grand Slam champ did admit he's in a "horrible second".
DEFIANT Andy Murray hit again at a BBC Sport article suggesting it was time to give up tennis.
But the battling Brit and three-time Grand Slam champ did admit he's in a "horrible second".
Murray, enjoying with a metal hip since major resurfacing surgery in 2019, has misplaced his last five matches courting back to October – with just one win in ten.
That features his disappointing first-round exit to Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Australian Open.
And he then suffered another painful defeat on Monday when he crashed out in Montpellier against Benoit Paire who had not gained an ATP Tour match for 18 months.
That prompted an article on the BBC Sport website which implied Murray can be better off retiring and spending time together with his wife Kim and their four kids – relatively than persevering with to travel the world given his current poor outcomes.
But the Dunblane ace was livid with the suggestion that carrying on was doing more hurt than good and reiterated that he is nonetheless giving it his all on the courtroom.
World No49 Murray tweeted: "Tarnishing my legacy? Do me a favour.
"I'm in a horrible second proper now I'll offer you that.
"Most individuals would give up and give up in my state of affairs right now.
"But I'm not most people and my thoughts works in a different way.
"I gained't give up.
"I will hold preventing and working to supply the performances I do know I'm capable of."
</div> Andy Roddick was among the many many in the tennis group to throw his help behind Murray, who has two Wimbledon titles, 733 career wins, was world No1 and earned more than £50million in prize money.
Roddick, who like Murray was world No1 and gained the US Open, replied: "Preach!
"Imagine telling an completed iconic grownup your opinion on what they should select for work and when they should do it….
"That is such a dumb, thirsty article. Can't take a legacy away. Accomplishment lives ceaselessly."
After kickstarting 2024 with three straight defeats – in Brisbane, Melbourne and Montpellier – Murray has entered the events in Marseille, Doha and Dubai.
But he has already hinted this could possibly be his ultimate season on tour and he might never play at the Australian Open again after confessing he is "not really enjoying tennis" on the end of 2023.
Talking at Melbourne Park the place he is a five-time finalist, Murray stated: "It's a particular risk that would be the final time I play here.
"Compared to the matches that I played here last yr, it's the complete opposite feeling walking off the courtroom."
As for a retirement date, he continued: "I have an concept of once I would in all probability like to complete, a lot of that is determined by how you're enjoying.
"The time-frame for that narrows if you play and have results like immediately."
Murray admitted he won't play the Australian Open once more[/caption]
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