"Andy has something to prove every time he goes on the court" - Puig on Murray being counted out
Andy Murray has always been one of the most dangerous players on the ATP Tour, but since his hip surgery, he can't produce the same level as before.
Before being injury, the Scot became world no. 1, and he was also included in the so-called 'Big Four' alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. However, according to former Olympic champion, Monica Puig, Murray was often overlooked and that's why he may think he still has something to prove.
"We do not know how many more years he's going to play but he's making every moment that he steps onto the court count."
"I feel that Andy has something to prove every time he goes on the court because the amount of times people have counted him out, said he was never going to play again, said that physically he's not going to endure the rigours of professional tennis again. Having something to prove works for some people and others it doesn't, but it definitely works for him."
Speaking about Murray's character and how he's able to do almost impossible, Puig said:
"I believe he crossed paths with one of the doctors who said that he was never going to be able to play at this level again and he was like 'aha!' so it's like he wants to prove he still has it, that he's still got it and he's proving that day in day out and that goes to show that hard work does pay off."
"He definitely has a very strong character and I feel that he is mentally very, very tough. He won two Olympic gold medals in a row, he won the US Open and he won Wimbledon twice. Being a Brit and winning Wimbledon is huge. It's very tough for a lot of players to succeed and to play well in their own country and he did that and it just kind of fuelled that fire."
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