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The 35-year-old considered retiring in 2019
after undergoing hip surgery but got his career back on track
after another operation.
The three-times major champion reached his fourth ATP final
since returning to the Tour at last week's Qatar Open, where he
lost to Daniil Medvedev, before withdrawing from the Dubai
Tennis Championships due to a recurring hip issue.
Murray said he has made changes to his training methods to avoid
overloading his body.
"I really like the way that I've trained in practice these last
four months and I've not been doing that with Wimbledon in mind.
I'm trying to just focus on each day and trying to get the most
out of it," Murray told The Times newspaper on Monday.
"If I do that and accumulate enough of those days, then I
believe that come Wimbledon my game will be in a really, really
good place."
The Scotsman said that with most players feeling more
comfortable playing on hard courts he has a better chance of
going into the second week of the grasscourt major, where he is
a two-time champion.
"I'm not saying I would expect to win the French Open (on clay)
if I played, but with Wimbledon there is certainly a better
opportunity to have a deep run," he added.
Murray is confident his body would be able to cope with the
physical demands of playing seven five-set matches if required.
"I have some niggles and my body doesn't feel amazing, but it's
coped really well with the first few tournaments of the year
that have been really demanding," he added.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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