Hey there, fellow tennis enthusiasts It’s your girl Mia Johnson-Carter here, living the dream in Miami. Today, I’m super excited to dive into a fascinating conversation about the world of professional tennis, particularly focusing on Nick Kyrgios’ thoughts on Andy Murray’s retirement. This topic has been trending lately, and I couldn’t help but share my insights.
Nick Kyrgios, the Australian tennis star known for his fiery personality and impressive gameplay, recently spoke about Andy Murray’s decision to retire from professional tennis. In an interview with The Louis Theroux podcast, Kyrgios shared his admiration for Murray’s achievements but expressed disappointment over how he chose to end his career. Here’s what he had to say:
“I look at how Andy Murray’s doing it now, and how Rafael is going out, I don’t want to be like that either. I don’t want to be kind of crawling to the finish line in a sense. What Andy Murray’s achieved in this sport is second to basically no one… Unless you are Novak, Federer, or Nadal, like, the next person is Andy Murray. It’s like you’ve achieved everything. You deserve to go out, I think, a little bit more gracefully than he’s done. I think that the surgeries, the pain, it’s just not worth it, in my opinion,” Kyrgios said.
Andy Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1, has been dealing with hip injuries for several years. Despite these challenges, he continued to play professionally until his recent retirement. Murray’s last ATP triumph came in 2019, and he hasn’t made it past the third round at any Grand Slam since undergoing hip surgeries.
Murray has been quite open about his feelings regarding his retirement. In an interview with BBC Sport in September, he mentioned that he was pleasantly surprised by how well he adjusted to life after retirement. “I can dedicate time to my children and have free time to play golf or go to the gym on my own terms. It is really nice and I didn’t expect that. I was expecting to find retirement hard and be missing tennis a lot and wanting to get back on the tennis court on tour. So far it has been the complete opposite to what I was thinking,” Murray said.
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