Andy Murray announced that he will take February off to await Kim Sears deliver their first baby. While this is a very father move on the Scotsman’s part, there must be a part of him that makes him afraid that his ranking will drop because of his time off.
“The world No 2 is missing the ATP events in Rotterdam and Dubai this month as he awaits the birth of his first child with wife Kim,” according to Sky Sports.
But Andy Murray should not worry so much about his rankings falling. The experts say that he never performed well in February so in fact, this break may come at an excellent time in the season.
"It's very difficult to plan when your first child is going to be but it's probably the best planning for Andy because he has always struggled after the Australian Open, and understandably so," a tennis expert told Sky Sports.
Kim Sears did her part by stalling her baby delivery so that her husband Andy Murray didn’t have to miss Australian Open final 2016.
“While her tennis star husband Andy Murray is sweating it out in the blazing Melbourne heat, heavily pregnant Kim Sears is keen to maintain her own exercise regime. But with only a few weeks to go before their first child is due, she has opted for the gentler activity of regular Pilates,” according to Daily Mail.
But the tennis star made it known that he will choose his wife Kim Sears and his forthcoming baby over Australian Open 2016 any day.
“Grand Slam winner said he would choose being at the birth of his child over playing in the Australian Open final,” according to Yahoo Sport.
He said, "I'm going to fly home I think. We spoke about it and chatted and obviously it'd be disappointing if I was to get in that position and not be able to play the final. But I'd be way more disappointed winning the Australian Open and not being at the birth of the child.”
Ding ding ding! That is the right answer for the to-be father to choose.
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