Andy Murray can still ‘beat anyone’ but another Grand Slam run will be tough, says John McEnroe

Andy Murray is still capable of beating any player in the world but it will be tough for him to make a deep run at a Grand Slam at his age, believes John McEnroe.

“He knows his body a lot better than I do obviously,” seven-time major winner McEnroe told Eurosport.

“It’s tougher as you get older, I can tell you from my own experiences, to bounce back to that level seven times. That’s the problem.

“Can Murray on a given day beat anyone? I think he could.

“But to do it over the course of a couple of weeks where things happen? That’s the part where I think as you get older, it’s much tougher.

“It makes what Novak [Djokovic] does all the more astounding, that he’s still at that level at his age. He’s arguably better than ever.”

Murray’s future remains unclear.

He said after his US Open exit that he was “still enjoying everything that goes into playing at a high level” but admitted that “things might change” if his ranking – currently 37th – starts to slide in the wrong direction.

McEnroe highlighted that Murray’s comeback from a potentially career-ending hip problem has already been remarkable as the Scot enters the twilight of his playing days.

“I think he’s already had success, just being able to come back to a level that he’s proud of,” McEnroe said.

“I know it’s got to be unbelievably frustrating for him, this last four or five years basically suck in a lot of ways.

“But he’s got a family, he’s got four kids, he looks healthy, he’s moving better than he has been…so it’s important as you get older to look at the glass half full, as opposed to half empty.

“It’s easy to do, looking at it half empty, when things aren’t going the way they used to. And it’s tough. But success for him is whatever he wants success to be.

“I doubt we’ll see him play a whole lot more this year, maybe a couple of events in Europe. I think he’s going to really evaluate where he’s at right now, 30-40 in the world, it’s a lot better than it was but that’s not where Andy Murray should be.

“He’s an unbelievable player, a first ballot Hall of Famer. In certain ways, it’s got to be extremely difficult. But in other ways, he’s made it farther than a lot of people thought.”