ANDY MURRAY says he has lost his obsession with winning and will become a tennis tourist in his remaining years on the circuit.
The Scot is set to play doubles at the Fever-Tree Championships at Queen’s next week – his first appearance since a hip resurfacing op in January.
The former world No.1 is philosophical about the final stages of his career, a lesson he learned from his brave first-round defeat at the Australian Open.
While he retains the drive and competitive edge to return to singles action, he says he will not be fixated on glory at any costs.
And he says he will spend more time in famous worldwide cities taking photos and seeing the sights.
Murray, 32, said: “There are certain things you realise as you get older and especially because of what I have been through the last couple of years.
“I’ve realised that it’s not about winning all the time and it’s actually about giving your best effort.
“That day (in Melbourne) I couldn’t have given more than what I had. I mean I was in bits for days after that match.
“I thought if I do come back I’m going to have a completely different perspective on things than what I had for most of my career.
“I’d want to enjoy it a lot more than what I did, experience different things and not just concentrate on the winning and stuff and success.
“Something I’d try to do a bit more of is spend a bit more time out in the cities, seeing sights, exploring.
“We get to go to amazing places. Some of the nicest cities in the world.
“And often we spend most of our time at the courts, practising and in hotels, having room service.
“It’s not what people might imagine it to be. I’ll make sure I enjoy the cities a little bit more than what I did.”
In an interview with Amazon Prime Video Sport, Murray reveals he has been getting goodwill messages from the top players.
Murray added: “A few players have reached out from time-to-time and checked on how I’m getting on.
“I’ve always been at arm’s length with a lot of the players. I’m not massively close with loads of guys in the locker room.
“But there’s a few I get on really well. I’ve had a couple of messages from (Roger) Federer. He messaged me a couple of times.
“(Stan) Wawrinka has messaged me. Rafa (Nadal), once or twice.
“And a lot of the British players, who I have been around since I’ve started hitting or rehabbing at Roehampton or Wimbledon. So, it’s been nice.”
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