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‘I have a metal hip!’ Andy Murray reveals he’s undergone major surgery

Jan 30, 2019

The 31-year-old was knocked out of the Australian Open earlier this month. Source: Instagram/andymurray.

Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has undergone major hip surgery in a last ditch attempt to compete at Wimbledon later this year, before hanging up his racquet for good.

The former world number one revealed the news on social media on Tuesday, sharing two photos on is offical Instagram account from the comfort of his hospital bed in London.

“I underwent a hip resurfacing surgery in London yesterday morning,” the 31-year-old wrote alongside a photo of himself, dressed in a hospital gown. “Feeling a bit battered and bruised just now but hopefully that will be the end of my hip pain.”

“I now have a metal hip as you can see in the 2nd photo,” he added.

Murray, from Glasgow, Scotland, went under the knife on Monday and also shared a copy of his x-ray, which clearly shows the metal hip on his right-hand side.

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While Murray was able to avoid having to undergo a full hip replacement, he instead underwent a hip resurfacing operation.

The alternative procedure – which requires less bone to be removed – consists of placing a cobalt-chrome metal cap, which is hollow and shaped like a mushroom, over the femur. A similar metal cup is then placed in the hip socket replacing the surfaces of the hip joint.

The tennis great previously underwent hip surgery in Melbourne at the beginning of last year in hopes of relieving the pain and spent much of 2018 recovering.

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The father-of-two, who married partner Kim Sears in 2015, walked out of a press conference in tears earlier this month after seemingly revealing his plans to hang up his racquet for good due to persistent serious injuries.

Murray, who was knighted in 2017, fought back tears in a press conference at the Australian Open in Melbourne, explaining severe hip pain would prevent him from continuing his career.

However, Murray, who is currently ranked number 229 in the world, told reporters he “has been struggling for a long time” and despite his best efforts to get better, things aren’t looking good.

When asked about his fitness, the Scottish-born player said he’s “not feeling good” and doubts he will be able to continue playing beyond the next five months.

The father-of-two said although he hopes to make it onto the court at Wimbledon in July, he may not be able to bear the pain by then and the Australian Open may be his last tournament.

“Pretty much done everything that I could to try and get my hip feeling better and it hasn’t helped loads,” an emotional Murray told reporters in Melbourne. “I think there is a chance the Australian Open is my last tournament.

“I can play with limitations. But having the limitations and the pain is not allowing me to enjoy competing or training. Wimbledon is where I would like to stop playing but I am not certain I am able to do that.”