Andy Murray was on verge of tennis return before coronavirus pandemic, says coach
Andy Murray had been "getting closer" to returning to tennis before the coronavirus pandemic halted the season, according to his coach.
The 33-year-old has been sidelined with a pelvic injury he picked up at the Davis Cup in November and consequently missed the Australian Open in January.
Murray has endured a horrendous path back to the tour after recovering from hip surgery but managed to compete in doubles events and low-key singles tournaments as he prepared to rebuild his career.
The Scot had targeted the Miami Open for his comeback before the ATP suspended the tour due to the Covid-19 crisis. Now there will be no tournaments until at least July following the cancellation of Wimbledon.
“We were discussing his [Murray's] comeback," said coach Jamie Delgado.
"There was no decision made. He is getting closer. If the tour was there normally, I don’t know what exact tournament he was going to come back playing.
“But he has been practising the last two to three weeks and in my opinion he was making good progress. That was good news.
“This was the last thing we needed with Andy getting close to playing again – this virus coming along. He has been at home with his family. There is only so much you can do.
"There has been no tennis practise.
"We will just have to wait and see how the restrictions are going forward for everyone.”
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