ANDY MURRAY threw doubt over his future by admitting he’s “not having fun with tennis” in the intervening time.
The heroic Brit, 36, misplaced a gruelling three-hour, three-set battle to Alex De Minaur within the first spherical of the Paris Masters on Monday.
Andy Murray set free his anger after shedding to Alex De MinaurCredit score: Rex
He served for the match twice within the decider and even had match level because the Aussie battled again from 5-2 all the way down to win the final 5 video games.
Murray’s anger boiled over after netting a forehand at hand victory to his bogeyman opponent – who has now gained all six of their conferences – as he was booed for furiously smashing his racket into the court docket.
And although the previous world No1 didn’t explicitly counsel he can be retiring, he is aware of issues do want to alter for him.
Murray – who underwent hip resurfacing surgical procedure in 2019 earlier than resurrecting his profession – stated: “I’m not likely having fun with it simply now when it comes to how I really feel on the court docket and the way I’m taking part in.
“The final 5, six months haven’t been that pleasurable, so I have to attempt to discover a few of that enjoyment again as a result of taking part in a match like that there’s not a lot positivity there.
“Once I play a superb level, I’m not likely getting behind myself after which within the essential moments, that can to win and combat that has all the time been fairly a giant, massive a part of my sport.
“It’s not simply going to be like one or two weeks of coaching to get me to the place I have to get to, it’s going to must be plenty of work and constant work to offer myself an opportunity.”
Murray has not gone past the third spherical of a event since reaching the Doha closing in February and he final gained back-to-back tennis matches in early August.
The defeat in spherical one on the Accor Area means he has not gained a match on the prestigious Masters 1000 event since lifting the trophy in 2016 – and missed out on his finest win of the season by rating.
The 2-time Wimbledon champion is on a rotten run of 5 defeats from his final six matches, together with a painful second-round exit in Basel.
World No40 Murray suffered an analogous agonising defeat to Katie Boulter’s boyfriend De Minaur in Beijing final month, once more letting a 5-2 third-set lead slip and obliterating his racket afterwards.
And Monday’s victory noticed the world No13 from Sydney, 24, grew to become the primary individual ever to beat Murray on clay, grass, out of doors exhausting and indoor exhausting in the identical yr following successes at Monte Carlo, Queen’s and Beijing.
The Brit admitted he isn’t having fun with tennis in the intervening timeCredit score: Getty