By Tennis Now | Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Judy Murray says son Andy Murray will put his "heart and soul" into his comeback from hip surgery, while conceding no one knows how recovery will play out.
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Andy Murray's recovery from his second hip surgery in a year is a journey into the unknown, says mom Judy Murray.
Judy Murray told Sky Sports her son will put his "heart and soul" into returning, but concedes his long-term health is completely unkown.
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"He is doing pretty well," Judy Murray told Sky Sports. "It is not that long ago since he had the operation and time will tell. Nobody knows how he is going to recover in the longer term. He is in a good place mentally and we just keep our fingers crossed.
"But I tell you, if anybody can do it he can because he will put his heart and soul into it like he does with everything. So fingers crossed."
The 31-year-old Murray had a metal implant installed in his hip in a procedure in London in January, a year after his initial hip surgery in Melbourne.
"I underwent a hip resurfacing surgery in London yesterday morning," Murray posed on Instagram. "Feeling a bit battered and bruised just now, but hopefully, that will be the end of my hip pain. "I now have a metal hip as you can see in the second photo."
The former world No. 1 made a valiant and emotional farewell falling to Roberto Bautista Agut in a gripping five-set thriller in the Australian Open first round on January 14th.
Afterward, Murray admitted he's in pain and said while he hopes to play Wimbledon as his farewell tournament, he's not sure if his body will allow him to last that long.
"I'm not feeling good, I've been struggling for a long time," Murray said. "I've been in a lot of pain for about 20 months now. I've pretty much done everything I could to try and get my hip feeling better and it hasn't helped loads. "I'm in a better place than I was six months ago but I'm still in a lot of pain. I can still play to a level, but not a level I have played at."
Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Bryan encouaged Murray's recent hip surgery after undergoing a similar procedure in 2018.
Five months after getting a metal hip implant, Bob Bryan was back playing the Australian Open in January—and providing his buddy Murray with updates on his progress.
"I just represent an option for him," Bob Bryan said at the Australian Open in January. "That guy does everything you can possibly do as far as training and rehab and he's talked to a million specialists. But I'm the only guy to be playing on tour with a metal hip.
"And so he's been watching me like a hawk. He's asking me how I'm feeling after matches after practices where I'm at, just trying to gauge how long it would take him."