Andy Murray vows to bounce back and prove doctors wrong ahead of US Open 

Andy Murray says his latest comeback is driven by a desire to prove some of his surgeons wrong — and to play in front of fans at next year’s Wimbledon.

The former world No 1 will on Thursday discover his opening opponent for next week’s US Open, which will be his first Grand Slam singles appearance since his first-round exit at the Australian Open in January 2019.

It was after that event that Murray had a second operation on his troublesome hip, with some doctors telling him he should retire.

Andy Murray says his latest comeback is driven by a desire to prove his surgeons wrong

But the 33-year-old Scot has fought back to fitness and found form in this week’s US Open warm-up event at the Western and Southern Open, where he beat German world No 7 Alexander Zverev before losing 6-2, 6-2 to Canada’s Milos Raonic in the last-16 in the early hours of Wednesday.

‘There are a lot of people that told me I should stop, which probably made me want to do it even more,’ said Murray, who has been given a wildcard for the US Open and could be drawn against any of the top seeds. ‘There were a few surgeons that told me it was done, which annoyed me a lot.

‘It’s a challenge playing with a metal hip, it’s not that easy. But hopefully I have inspired some people who have got these issues, and might have the operation, to keep going.

‘To play at Wimbledon again would be nice.’

Murray is showing signs of life on court and impressed at the Western & Southern Open