Murray suffered a complete straight units defeat to thirtieth seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry in Melbourne and the 36-year-old Brit seemed to be preventing again the tears as he made his method off the court docket.
The 2-time Wimbledon champion admitted previous to the match that 2024 might be his last season within the sport and conceded there was ‘undoubtedly a chance’ it was his final time competing Down Beneath.
Laura Robson – who received a silver medal with Murray on the London 2012 Olympics – was available to supply the Scot her assist within the aftermath of his loss and Henman has adopted go well with.
Giving his ideas on Eurosport, the previous British No.1 stated it was unhappy to see Murray struggling for kind and searching ‘misplaced’ given the onerous yards he had been placing in heading into the Grand Slam.
‘I believe it was a painful watch, and he regarded misplaced on and off the court docket,’ Henman stated.
‘To listen to him within the press convention so down and with little or no rationalization.
‘I didn’t cope with the state of affairs properly and when the consequence wasn’t going my method, I wasn’t making an attempt to determine an answer to attempt to change the match. I used to be simply making an attempt to remain calm and it’s only a weird feeling on the court docket.’
Later this month, Murray is anticipated to compete on the Open Sud de France alongside the likes of Lorenzo Musetti, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet.
It’s believed Murray maintains hopes of competing at Wimbledon in the summertime which might doubtless be an emotional last look at SW19.
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