[Apollo]

Is this true????

https://borealit.com/2023/10/26/andy-murray-shocks-the-world-with-announcement-about-his-family/

[Aileen]

If it is, it hasn't made the BBC website yet, which is usually pretty ahead of these things. Oh dear!

I can't find it reported anywhere else either, so if this was a press release as the article claims, then the news would be shouted from the roof tops by now - and the article is timed at 18 hours ago.  Also why would he announce this in the middle of a tournament?   Check the news out if you want to (this has always been my source) - https://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Tennis/ATP+Players/Andy+Murray

Anyway, after reading it, I'm convinced this is old news which is being dredged up because Andy has made similar comments in the past. but that's going back about 3 years.  Also the article has got his ranking wrong.  He's currently No. 40, not No. 44.  And nor has he been 'struggling with injuries' for quite a while now.

[Pedantic F.C.]

Andy's working with Louis Cayer during the off season to make technical improvements to his game - sounds like a positive move!

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2023/11/19/andy-murray-2023-tennis-shoulder-injury-davis-cup-coach/

[Apollo]

^ Many thanks for the article.  As someone who did not mourn Lendl's departure, I too welcome this move.  Anything that can improve Andy's serve and his game, and keep him as free from injury as possible, has to be worthwhile.

For those like me who don't know much about biomechanics -  https://www.physio-pedia.com/Biomechanics_In_Sport

Wow that's pretty deep, hope it works

[Apollo]

As I'm not a fan of cookery programmes or Christmas, I missed this, but you can see 10 minutes of Andy accompanied by his shortbread baking granny on "Mary Berry's Highland Christmas" which aired on Wednesday evening on BBC1.

Andy, whose culinary skills extend solely to eggy bagels, and who prefers to eat sushi instead of turkey and trimmings at Christmas, learns how to make a smoked haddock kedgeree in the kitchen of Cromlix House.

Hopoefully you'll get it here, but if not it's on iPlayer.  Andy is first on so you don't have to look through the rest of it if you don't want to.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001tchc/mary-berrys-highland-christmas

Darn, I registered with BBC but the video only plays in the UK. Thanks for posting it.

[Aileen]

I was so long forward to it, but was disappointed that Andy was only in it for what seemed like 5 mins and you did not get to see Cromlix really.

So there you go Chris!

[Aileen]

Not an article, just a bit of info.  It seems Andy has been training in Dubai, and on 12th December was spotted practising with Dominic Thiem.  Don't know if he planned to return home before Christmas or stay there and bring the family over, then on to Brisbane which starts on the 31st.

[Aileen]

Andy has vowed to continue playing tennis until he feels he can’t anymore, saying he still loves the sport and the lifestyle.  Having had time to reflect on the disappointments at the end of last season, he now sees the positives, mainly that he managed to produce a season that was pretty much injury-free, and so although 'the body is old' he has no intention of retiring just yet.

https://tennishead.net/andy-murray-quashes-retirement-talk-i-still-love-tennis/