A photograph of Andy Murray that was posted on his official Twitter account after undergoing a back operation in hospital.
A photograph of Andy Murray that was posted on his official Twitter account after undergoing a back operation in hospital.
LONDON: Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is on the mend after undergoing minor surgery on his back.
The 26-year-old Scot gave the thumbs up sign lying in his hospital bed in a picture he posted on his Twitter account to show he was in good spirits after the operation.
The world number three announced last week that he had decided to have a minor operation to sort out a disc problem in his lower back that has been bothering him for most of this year.
That means it is unlikely he will play again this year missing the last four tournaments of the season in Asia, Paris and the World Tour Finals in London.
Instead he will aim to regain full fitness in time to begin his preparations for next year at his Miami base in early Novemember.
On Monday night, Murray posted on Twitter: “Thanks for all the well wishes, means a lot to me...” alongside the photo of him lying in a hospital bed with both thumbs up.
The 26-year-old added: “First thing I said when I came round was “did I win?” #somethingsneverchange.”
The back issue that Murray has battled with flared up badly in May during the Rome Masters, prompting him to abandon a second-round match against Marcel Granollers and pull out of the French Open. The Scot and his team have carefully dealt with the complaint since then, and it did not prevent his run to Wimbledon glory in July.
Providing all has run smoothly with his surgery, Murray should be back on court and targeting the Australian Open in
January, AFP
