Andy Murray Thinks He May Have Over Trained

Written by: Staff on 29th May 2013

Andy Murray Thinks He May Have Over Trained

epa03697452 Scottish player Andy Murray during his press conference at the Italian Open Tennis Tournament (ATP World Tour), at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 12 May 2013. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MEO |

Andy Murray, back in Britain battling to be fit for Wimbledon, has admitted for the first time that over-training may well be the reason for being laid low by the back injury that has forced him out of the French Open.

The 26 year-old Scot has long prided himself on his brutal training regime and he is beginning to wonder whether a spell of arduous physical work between his Monte Carlo Rolex Open exit to Stanislas Wawrinka and the Mutua Madrid Open may to be blame for his current dilemma.

Coach Ivan Lendl stayed in Monaco with his charge as did physical trainer Jez Green and physio Joey de Beer. “It was pretty much OK in Monte Carlo,” said Murray .” I trained hard to try and get myself ready for Madrid, it was a bit of an issue there.”

Murray admits he rarely takes vacations away from tennis and gets bored within a couple of days of not hitting tennis balls or working in the gym or track. After withdrawing from the Internazionale BNL d’Italia two weeks ago he’s been resting and then working out gently in London. “It’s probably the first time this year that I’ve had a seven- or eight-day period when I’ve done nothing” he said.

The Scot continued: “‘I’m hoping Wimbledon will be fine. I’m trying to build it up slowly. I’m doing three hours of rehab and treatment every day to make sure it’s as good as possible for the grass-court stretch.”

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