Andy Murray is reportedly suffering from pain in both his hips, rather than just his right one, according to Pat Cash, who spoke to the Sunday Times about a conversation he had with the Scot in Abu Dhabi last week.
Murray was present at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on December 28 and 29, where he spent a couple of days practicing and took part in a one-set exhibition match with Roberto Bautista Agut.
Cash, an ambassador for the Abu Dhabi event, apparently spoke to Murray about his physical problems that have sidelined him from the tour since Wimbledon last July. The Australian 1987 Wimbledon champion says Murray told him he has pain in both hips.
Murray flew to Brisbane from Abu Dhabi, in hopes of returning to action, but pulled out of the tournament, as well as next week’s Australian Open.
“I was talking to Andy in Abu Dhabi and told him I was getting pain in one of my hips and he told me his problems were in both hips,” Cash told the Sunday Times.
“He was pretty open about it and I thought he was resigned to the fact.”
He added: “Andy has been a great champion, but the way he has always played, in a style that relies so much on fitness and being stronger than the other guy, and the way he has punished his body, the end result was always going to be something like this.”
Murray posted an emotional message on his Instagram account last week detailing his struggle with his ongoing hip injury, and admitted that surgery is an option.
Cash’s comments imply the ex-world No. 1 is potentially facing double hip surgery.
Marvelling at the depth of medical knowledge that some ex players, radio presenters, journalists and sports pundits appear to have acquired recently. pic.twitter.com/f38XCN33xW
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) January 5, 2018
