Two-time Wimbledon champion still feeling his way back from injury and Canadian 10th seed is a serious obstacle
In the 16 years since Andy Murray made his debut at Wimbledon, the Scot has experienced almost every emotion imaginable at the All England Club; from devastation and tears when he was beaten in the final by Roger Federer in 2012, to jubilation the following year when he won the title, more elation when he repeated in 2016 and sheer agony in 2017 when his sore hip finally began to give way.
The effort of getting to the top of the game, with three grand slam titles, two Olympic gold medals, Davis Cup glory and the No 1 ranking finally took its toll on his body. Hip surgery in 2018 didn’t do the job he had hoped and when he emerged from a second operation in early 2019 with a metal right hip which sets off the alarms at airport security, it looked like his career was over.
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