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Injured Murray says Australian Open could be his swansong

Injured Murray says Australian Open could be his swansong

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andy Murray will be retiring this year because of the severe pain from his troublesome right hip with next week’s Australian Open potentially his last tournament as a professional, the former world number one said on Friday. Five-times a runner up at Melbourne Park, Murray had surgery on the joint a year ago and has been unable to recover his best form. Overcome with emotion and struggling to hold back tears, the 31-year-old three-times Grand Slam champion told reporters that he had hoped to play until at least this year’s Wimbledon...

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