Andy Murry Has No Time Frame On Retirement After Battling To First Win Of 2023 At Kooyang Classic

At the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne, Andy Murray won his first match of the 2023 tennis season after rallying from a set down to defeat No. 97 Zhang Zhizhen. After   the match, Murray declared that he still "loves the game" and has no immediate intentions to stop playing. Prior to the 2023 Australian Open, Cameron Norrie in   Auckland and Jack Draper in Adelaide both achieved victories.

After putting up a fight to earn his first victory of the year, Andy Murray insists he has no "timeframe" for retiring.

Murray, 35, battled back to defeat Zhang Zhizhen, the world's No. 97, in the Kooyong Classic, an exhibition match in Melbourne, 2-6 6-3 10-2.

After undergoing hip surgery in 2018 and 2019, the former world No. 1 claimed during the off-season that he is just one "major injury" away from retiring.

But he doesn't have any immediate intentions to put his racquet down.

I'm lucky to be able to smash tennis balls at a good level; it isn't as high as it was five or six years ago, but I still like the sport, he added.

I've had seven months of good health. In contrast to recent years, I'm not awakening with pains and aches.

I'll keep continuing as long as the body holds up well, I'm exercising correctly, and I'm performing at a level that I love." However, I don't know when I'll retire.

Murray played the most matches since 2016, when he rose to the top of the world rankings and won his third Grand Slam championship, reaching two ATP Tour finals in 2022.Against Zhang, he dropped the first five games but came back in the second set and maintained control of the tie-break to win.

The 2023 Australian Open, which begins on January 16, will include Murray as an unseeded player. "He served superbly and was taking my time away, but I managed to progressively improve as the match went on," Murray said.

Cameron Norrie, ranked No. 1 in Britain, arrived the Auckland Open quarterfinals after defeating Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3.

Similar to last week's women's competition, the tournament was struck by rain once more, forcing the shifting of Norrie's match inside.

Before Norrie, who was born and raised in New Zealand, declared victory, it took close to six hours.

I had a great experience playing on centre court, and it was nice to be back in New Zealand. I'm just little unhappy that I was unable to speak in front of the audience.

In order to get to the Adelaide International 2 quarterfinals, Jack Draper displayed outstanding serving.

In a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul, Draper served 10 aces and won 88% of his first-serve points.

He then faces the third seed.