He could not hold back his tears. A tennis player announced his retirement date

The former world number one, Andy Murray, said on Friday that the pain caused by a hip injury had forced him to retire this year, forcing him to quit playing tennis this year.

Murray, 31, who could not hold back his tears, said he hoped his last Wimbledon event would be the third major in July, but that his health could be skewed. Stop after the Australian Open. The first big tournaments, which start on Monday.

"I can play but with limits," Murray said at a press conference in Melbourne. According to AFP.

Murray is one of the top four tennis players in the world, alongside world number-one Novafa Djokovic, Spaniards Rafael Nadal II and Roger Federer III, despite injuries and surgeries suffered early in the day. ;last year. In his ranking at 230 globally now.

Murray's desire to end his career at Wimbledon stems from his special relationship, winning two titles (2013 and 2016) in his three Grand Slam titles. But most important for Sir Andy is that he was the first Briton to win the 77-year-old All-England World Cup the year after his first big title (Flushing Meadows 2012).

"It's in Wimbledon that I want to stop playing, but I'm not sure I can do it … I've been suffering for a long time," Murray told the press conference. "I'm not sure I can play with that pain for another four or five months," he said.

"I have done almost everything to try to improve my position (…) but there has not been much improvement," he said. There is a possibility to be the Open of Australia, the last round for me. "

Murray has been away for about 11 months due to injuries and hip surgery and returned in mid-2018 to make a difficult and difficult start before leaving in September due to an ankle injury.

This year, Murray took part in Brisbane last week and came out of the second round against Russia's Daniel Medvedev.

Murray is expected to begin his first round against Spanish Roberto Bautista Agot, who will test his physical ability to play five games, especially in the summer heat of Australia.

"I'm going to play in Melbourne, I can still play at a certain level, but it's not the level that suits me," he said.