3-time grand slam champion, Andy Murray is back in the top 50 of ATP tour rankings for the first time since June 2018.
The British tennis superstar has been struggling with his form since his hip injury in early 2018. His condition deteriorated to the point that he had to retire from tennis after his early exit in the 2019 Australian Open. Although he did come back to the professional tennis circuit, the tennis world barely got to see his old form ever again.
Murray played in the ATP 250 event, Hall of Fame Open in Newport this month. He started very solid and beat Max Purcell and Sam Querrey in the round of 16 and 32 respectively. In the quarter-finals, he faced off against Alexander Bublik and went on to lose the match in straight sets (7-5, 6-4). However, his performance in this tournament helped him reach the top 50 in ATP tour rankings after more than 4 years.
In the interview after the match, Murray affirmed that retirement is not an option for him for now. He also shared his thoughts on the match that he lost against Bublik. “If I keep seeing the progress I’ll continue to keep playing. It was disappointing. The first set came down to a couple of points and then I had a few opportunities in the second. But I thought he played a pretty solid match. Generally, he can be a little bit up and down, but there was really only one moment in the second set [when] he was a bit inconsistent. But for most of the match, he was solid,” reflected the former world number 1.
