Published 22:33 IST, October 4th 2019
Murray heartened by progress despite quarter-final loss against Theim
Andy Murray reveals comeback from hip surgery was healing better than expected despite losing in the China Open quarter-final loss to Theim, said the 30-yr Brit
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As per reports, Andy Murray has said that his comeback from career-saving hip surgery was healing better than expected despite losing in China Open quarter-finals on Friday. Andy Murray was former number one who underwent major operation in January and returned to tennis court in August.
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Despite loss, Murray upbeat
Reports suggest that 32-year-old English tennis player lost 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) to top player Dominic im in Beijing but later said that he thinks this week was perhaps best in terms of how he played since he came back. He said that it was great for him that he played three matches in four days which is a lot. He furr said that he played three matches in four days which is quite a lot and that he felt better than he expected. On asked wher he was furr ahe than he expected his comeback would be he said that Yeah Maybe.
He later said that he is getting re and that current week was better than last week and hopes that next is even better. Reportedly he said that That is how he h to try to keep going to see where his limit is and he does t think that he is at his limit right w. He thinks he can keep improving and that's what current week has shown him. Murray was up against Austrian im who is ranked fifth in world to opponent's 503rd. But by n Murray h lost his first game which h mounted pressure on him.
According to reports, re were times when re were shes of Murray that topped world rankings in 2016, but second set started in same way as first, Briton having his serve broken. Murray says that he has pain in his hip w and w it is a question of building match fitness, looking down and out as im was serving for match. 26-year-old Thiem is all set to Karen Khachav of Russia in last four.
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Murray's upcoming matches
Reports say that from here Murray will go to Shanghai Masters where he shall compete on a tougher ground and mitted to fact that he was t at a st as of w to tackle top players. Murray states that he thinks he needs a few more weeks of matches like this, two, three, four matches in a week trying to play in a manner which is consistent.
(With inputs from ncies)
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19:54 IST, October 4th 2019