Andy Murray undergoes hip surgery and targets Wimbledon return after Australia Open pull-out
Brit described the operation in Melbourne as 'successful' and said he hoped to be back in action in time for the grass-court season
ANDY MURRAY is aiming for a Wimbledon comeback after undergoing hip surgery.
The Brit described the operation in Melbourne as “successful” and said he hoped to be back in action in time for the grass-court season.
Murray, 30, revealed on Facebook: “Today I underwent successful right hip surgery at the St Vincent Hospital in Melbourne.
“I'd like to thank Dr John O’Donnell and all of the staff for looking after me.
“I look forward to returning to competitive tennis during the grass court season. Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes and support over the last few days.
“I'll comeback from this.”
Murray, who revealed he had also undergone minor groin surgery before Christmas, said: "I'm very optimistic [about the future] because, having spoken to the surgeon after he did the surgery, he was very happy about how it went.
"He felt that my hip will be feeling better than it did a year ago and, obviously, I was still doing fine a year ago, I was ranked No1 in the world.
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"Moving forward I'll certainly be playing a reduced schedule, and then focusing more on trying to win major events and big tournaments rather than trying to achieve certain ranking goals.
"I've been fairly competitive with top 50 players in the world practising in Brisbane when I was struggling to move, and I made the quarter-finals at Wimbledon when I literally couldn't walk and was in so much pain.
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"So if I can get myself to 95 per cent of my best I believe that's enough to compete at the highest level. No question.
"I was nervous this morning but it was the right decision to make. I've been in pain walking since before Wimbledon.
"It's got better but still it's extremely tiring mentally when every single time you are walking that you are feeling your hip, from the first minute that you wake up in the day and start walking to when you lie down at night.
Murray is desperate to carry on playing so that elder daughter Sophia, who will turn two next month, can see her dad in action.
The former world No1 said: "One of the things that I would like to do is play until my eldest daughter is able to watch me and have a small understanding of what it is I’ve done for my living.
"That’s something I really wanted to do. That’s one of the things that motivated me to keep playing."