Published 20:42 IST, October 12th 2019

Andy Murray to take a break from Tennis due to birth of 3rd child

British tennis player, Andy Murray, is set to take a break from the tennis circuit as his wife, Kim, is due to give birth to their third child sometime soon

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British tennis player, Andy Murray, is all set to take a break from tennis circuit as his wife, Kim, is going to give birth to ir third child, a sibling for ir or two children, Edie and Sophia. two-time Wimbledon champion stated that he was planning on taking a break of 1 month after he competes in European Open to be played in Antwerp, Belgium.

"Paternity" leave

While talking to an international media outlet, Murray stated that Kim was due in coming week and ded that he would obviously stay back to be with his wife and would just all his prior commitments.  3-time grand slam champion w ranks 289 in ATP world rankings after his much-anticipated return from a career 'ending' injury. In relation to this, he said that his return as an active tennis player was rar smooth as compared to a bumpy ride any player returning from injury would expect to encounter.

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A 'difficult' two years for Murray

Andy ded that past two years h been really difficult from him as he suffered from bouts of extreme pain after every match he was a part of but w it was relatively easy for him but still experienced a little bit of pain in his lower back. In dition to this, he stated that it would be great if he could take part in competitive tournaments over next few months as he h a long way to go in order to achieve whatever he lost after his hip injury.

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A 'big' jump

In events that preceded current situation, former World Number 1, Andy Murray, witnessed a big jump in latest ATP rankings with wins over Matteo Berrettini and fellow Britisher, Cam rrie, in Shanghai Open that gave him a chance to break into top 250. Although, British player is set to make a comeback at big st by competing in 2020 season's first grand slam, i.e., Australian Open.

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(With inputs from ncies)

19:56 IST, October 12th 2019