‘I think we’ll still see him next year’: Johanna Konta on Andy Murray’s future

Johanna Konta has suggested that Andy Murray will continue playing for the foreseeable future, despite his Australian Open defeat to Taro Daniel. Murray lost 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 on John Cain Arena on Thursday, going out in the second round. Following the match he admitted that losing “does not get any easier”, adding: “When you know you’ve not got many years left it is frustrating.

Ad/> “I put a lot into the off-season for practising and preparing, hopefully to not play like that in the big tournaments. So it is especially disappointing when you perform like that.” Australian OpenAustralian Open order of play: Day 6 — Evans looks to keep GB flag flying, Medvedev v crowd?YESTERDAY AT 16:10 Nonetheless, having lost a significant chunk of his career to hip surgeries and then the pandemic, Murray still seems determined to make up for lost time. Reflecting on Murray’s defeat to Taro, Eurosport pundit Konta said: “What we know of Andy is that he expects the best from himself.

That’s regardless of what’s going on around. “He knows himself, so it’s fair for him to do whatever he thinks is fair for him if that makes sense. From the outside, we’re just really happy to see him playing, we’re just really happy to see him out there, so long may that continue.

“It differs in lengths with how hard you take some losses and how long it takes you to recover from them. I think all of them do become easier in time, but obviously it depends how quickly you then move on to your next tournament, your next match. “He’ll definitely be looking to improve on how he played and what he was doing out on court, and really trying to be better in the next match that he plays.