Andy Murray - Comeback Complete; Bencic, Shapovalov, Rublev Win Big
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2019
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Just when you think Andy Murray can’t surprise you any more, he wins an ATP title just 10 months after it looks like he’s about to retire.
From the most heart wrenching press conference in Melbourne, to the day after his extraordinary comeback win in Antwerp, Catherine Whitaker and David Law have been there, and this is their reaction.
There were also titles for Belinda Bencic, Denis Shapovalov and Andrey Rublev to talk about, and loads of off-court substance to get our teeth into.
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| 0:00.0 | A huge story has broken today that Andy Murray is to retire this year. |
| 0:06.0 | He admitted that this may be his final tennis tournament as a professional. |
| 0:10.0 | If what I saw yesterday, 6141 retired, practice match against Novak Djokovic |
| 0:16.0 | where in all honesty Djokovic was barely trying. |
| 0:20.0 | I mean to hear him talk about a potential surgery option which is this hip resurfacing thing. |
| 0:26.0 | To him talk about that in terms of just an option that might improve his quality of life. |
| 0:32.0 | This guy that two years ago was World No. 1 was just something capable. |
| 0:38.0 | Jamie Delgado was waiting for him outside the little TV interview room |
| 0:44.0 | and he had obviously been contacted by Andy's agent and told Andy's all but retired here. |
| 0:52.0 | Andy saw him there waiting and they just collapsed onto one another in an embrace |
| 0:58.0 | sobbing on one another's shoulders and told you everything about what they've been through together |
| 1:04.0 | to try and get back to where they want to be and realizing it's not possible. |
| 1:10.0 | Hi I'm Andy Murray and you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 1:22.0 | Isn't it just vintage Andy Murray Catherine that after all that he then comes back |
| 1:30.0 | and goes and wins a title before the end of the same year. |
| 1:34.0 | We are rendered looking stupid but I mean... |
| 1:38.0 | The ultimate active defiance. |
| 1:40.0 | Yes it's just typical Andy Murray. |
| 1:42.0 | Congratulations to him on the most astounding week of tennis |
| 1:46.0 | in which he's just beaten Stan Verrinker in the final from 6331 down. |
| 1:50.0 | He was also set down against Hugo and Bear in the previous round to that. |
| 1:54.0 | It's the fourth week in a row that he's played a tournament. |
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