The change at Roland Garros?
Although he did not win Roland Garros and did not make it to the final, the world No. 1 tennis player still affirmed that this was a tournament that witnessed his transformation after a poor first half of the season.
After reuniting with coach Ivan Lendl, Murray has won the top spot on the ATP rankings at the end of the 2016 season. But since that success, Murray has remained in his own shadow without a single championship in hand, even being eliminated early in all major and minor tournaments.
However, at Roland Garros, despite having to stop at Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals, for someone with extremely declining form like Murray, it was a welcome change.
At the beginning of the new season, I felt very good, but when I participated in the Australian Open, everything was really disappointing. Grand Slams have always been my top priority, however, the gap between the Australian Open and the French Open was quite long, so I felt lost.
It will take you a long time to gain confidence, but losing it will come in the blink of an eye. Now I'm on the right track, hopefully everything will be fine," Murray said after the defeat at Roland Garros.
Is the Wimbledon title under threat?
After the tournament's seed rankings were announced, Murray was trusted by the Organizing Committee to be given the No. 1 seed responsibility for the first time in his career. However, affirming the position of a top candidate for the championship is not easy, especially when Murray is having both health and mental problems.
During his preparation for Wimbledon, the 30-year-old tennis player is said to have participated in the gyrotnic training - one of the exercises that helps stretch the body, open the gait, increase flexibility and endurance - factors that helped him win this tournament a year ago. After that, Murray also continued to Fullham to undergo more in-depth treatment.
This shows that Murray is determined to regain his best form and fitness to be able to defend his Wimbledon trophy. But that is physical preparation, but in fact, playing on the field, the 30-year-old tennis player has not changed much compared to what he has shown since the beginning of the year. He continued to suffer a disappointing defeat on the first day of the Aegon Championships at the Queen's Club. This could be a big blow to Murray's mentality when he did not have the best run for the 3rd Grand Slam right at home.
Thurday last week, Murray had to withdraw from an unofficial match due to a hip injury, despite the world No. 1 having never had problems in this department before.
Immediately after that unfinished match, his practice session with the England Club on Wednesday was also canceled. However, this does not mean that Murray has run out of hope for a win at Wimbledon this year.
Wimbledon will be very exciting this year with the return of both Roger and Rafa. Rafa has not played on the pitch for several years now but he has a certain confidence. Roger had a great 2017 season but is on his way back after a long hiatus, so his comeback promises many interesting things.
Young opponents such as Kyrgios, Raonic, Zverev are also getting better and better. Novak will also be a tough player. Thats why I think the tournament will be very exciting, Murray said of Wimbledon 2017.
