Andy Murray has won Grand Slams and Olympic golds but Wimbledon return after injury hell is greatest feat, says coach

MATT LITTLE has seen Andy Murray win two Wimbledons, a US Open and two Olympic golds.

But he reckons his return to Centre Court today ranks right up there with his greatest feats.

Andy Murray is preparing to make his Wimbledon returnHis coach Matt Little claims his comeback to Centre Court is the star’s greatest achievement

Fitness coach Little has been by Murray’s side throughout his journey to being a tennis great.

And few know more about what he has gone through as his body has failed him recently.

Murray’s singles appearance against Nikoloz Basilashvili is his first at Wimbledon in four years.

During that time the Scot, 34, has had his hip resurfaced to cure unbearable pain.

And Little admitted it would have been easy for him to call it a day — but that is not Murray’s style.

He told SunSport: “Andy has shown what a champion he is during these difficult years.

“It’s so impressive he keeps coming back time and again after all the setbacks he has had and to still have the same passion and dedication to keep working and achieve his dreams.

“That spirit and drive comes from within. It’s not us as a team that gives him that, it’s in him as an athlete.

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“We are there to do our best for him, to get him as healthy as he can possibly be and as competitive as he can be.

“It has been impressive to watch him keep pushing.

“I have been in constant admiration of him and the way he has turned up, the way he has been in every session over the last few years.”

Murray is determined this year’s Wimbledon will not be his last, no matter how he fares against Georgian No 24 seed Basilashvili.

And with Roger Federer, five years Murray’s senior, still battling on, Little is not surprised he wants to keep going.

Matt Little has helped Andy Murray battle back from his injury woes

He said: “It’s the love of it, the love of the process.

“You see Roger still fighting at the French Open at midnight having had two knee surgeries — he doesn’t need to do it but he wants to.

“It’s important we all do what we love in life. This is what Andy loves and so long as he is able to, he is going to keep pushing. We could all take a lesson from that.

“I have learnt never to make predictions with Andy, you never know what is around the corner, especially with the last year or two he has had.

“But I know he is going to leave no stone unturned and leave nothing on the table to make sure he gives his best performance.”

The Way of the Tortoise by Matt Little is out now.