Andy Murray plans to play the 2020 Australian Open, one year after considering retirement from tennis due to a lingering hip injury.
According to The Guardian, Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley confirmed the news.
“For sure Andy will be here,” Tiley told the Australian radio station Triple M on Tuesday. “I was on the phone with his agent this morning. He is going to be in Australia early."
Speaking to reporters before his Australian Open first-round match—he lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in five sets—a tearful Murray had described the excruciating pain caused by his hip injury.
“I’ve been struggling for a long time. I’ve been in a lot of pain for probably about 20 months now,” Murray told reporters. “I’ve pretty much done everything I could to get my hip feeling better—I feel like I’m in a better place than I was six months ago, but I’m still in a lot of pain. It’s been tough."
“I think there is a chance the Australian Open is my last tournament.”
Two and a half weeks later, he underwent hip resurfacing surgery to get metal implant.