The Australian leads the former world No 1 five to three in surgeries and feared he would never play again
James Duckworth is another of those fringe players on nodding terms with Andy Murray – who probably knows more about his rivals than anyone on the circuit – but the 26-year-old Australian, who plays him in the first round here on Monday, has one edge over the former world No 1.
His list of surgeries outstrips Murray’s by five to three: right foot, February 2017; right shoulder, March 2017; right foot again, August 2017; right foot for a third time, January 2018; and, just for variety, right elbow, February this year. James has spent more time unemployed than Jack Duckworth, which is why his ranking has fallen from a high of 82 in April 2015 to 448.
Written by Kevin Mitchell in New York
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/26/andy-murray-james-duckworth-us-open-preview under the title “Andy Murray meets fellow injury sufferer James Duckworth at US Open”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
