Andy Murray has provided a brutally honest reason as to why he has struggled for form since Wimbledon 2022.
The 35-year-old plays with a metal hip and had been on a resurgence from injury in the first half of the year – reaching two ATP Tour finals in January and June respectively – but lost in the second round at this year’s Championships.
That defeat was inflicted by John Isner and Great British legend Murray has not been able to replicate his early-season form in the second half of 2022 as he suffered a disappointing first-round exit at the Paris Masters on Monday.
The two-time Wimbledon champion, who also won the US Open in 2012, has admitted that he has not been working hard enough and that it has nothing to do with injury problems, pointing more towards his lack of time working in the gym.
‘It’s nothing to do with my hip,’ former world No.1 Murray, who broke back into the world top 50 earlier this year, said. ‘I just think the reality is I need to work harder.