Twenty 2020 Questions: Can Murray rejoin major contender conversation?
If the Scot's pacing in the back half of 2019 is any indication, his stamina and strength are on an upward progression.
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Last January, Murray hobbled his way into the Australian Open press room. Choking back tears, the three-time Slam champion soon left the room to compose himself before revealing that the event could be his last. A year later, after having his right hip resurfaced, Murray’s comeback, which included a title in Antwerp, has exceeded all expectations.
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Antwerp is no Australian Open, though, in terms of the physical toll required for success. But if the 32-year-old’s pacing in the back half of 2019 is any indication, Murray’s stamina and strength are on an upward progression. His game must continue a similar restructuring: taking risks with first-strike tennis; reducing looks at his second serve; minimizing court expenditure. Don’t count the Scot out at the majors—after all, Murray’s No. 1 asset, his heart, has never gone under the knife.