Published 21:48 IST, December 13th 2019

Andy Murray blames 'PlayStation addiction' as the reason behind his poor performance

Murray said that he became so addicted to video games that it affected his performance on the court. He also admitted that he was obsessed with gaming.

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Andy Murray's build-up to 2020 season has hit a roblock after it was revealed that he is still struggling with groin injury that he picked up during Davis Cup Finals in Mrid. Murray is expected to return to practice court next week. He still intends to travel to Australia on December 27 ahe of inaugural ATP Cup. former World . 1 has been recovering from a hip surgery that almost ended his career.

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Andy Murray's PES diction on Playstation

Speaking to Telegraph UK, Murray said that he became so dicted to video games that it affected his performance on court. He also mitted that he was obsessed with gaming and would stay up until early hours of morning playing PS.  three-time Grand Slam winner never travelled without his PlayStation when going to tournaments around world.

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He said that late-night sessions of games like Pro Evolution Soccer left him feeling tired when he took to court hours later. He ded that he would travel with a PlayStation everywhere until he was 26. He also revealed that if he h to play tennis next day, he played Pro Evolution Soccer on PlayStation until 2 or 3 am.  32-year-old also said that he gave up gaming just before most successful period in his career.

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Andy Murray’s injury

Andy Murray cancelled his off-season training in Miami because of a groin injury that has left him unable to practise. three-times grand slam champion suffered a bruise on his pelvic bone during Great Britain's Davis Cup campaign in Mrid last month. British tennis star me his comeback on court following a hip resurfacing operation earlier this year. An Amazon documentary on his comeback was released last month which shows impact injury h on his professional and family life.

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17:21 IST, December 13th 2019