Andy Murray will have to remodel his game again, whenever he returns | Kevin Mitchell

Whether or not he is fit to play at Wimbledon the Scot’s attritional style and long rallies may be a thing of the past given the hip problem that has almost ended his career

It is testimony to Andy Murray’s enduring hold on our imaginations that mere informed rumours he is thinking about postponing his comeback until after Wimbledon have sent the media – mainstream and social – into a minor frenzy.

There is an outside possibility the triple-slam champion, who is 31 next week and aware that his time is dwindling away, could even delay his return until 2019. That is unlikely. It would be the longest absence from the Tour of any of his peers, even Rafael Nadal, who has suffered serial problems with his ankles, knees and hip for more than an decade.

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