While wife Kim is in what should be her final month of pregnancy, her nervous second-seeded husband is making plans for a dash halfway around the world should the baby arrive sooner than expected.
Even a place in a fifth Melbourne final would not deter the Murray from jetting home on a trip of around 24 hours.
“My child is more important to me, and my wife is more important to me, than a tennis match,” Murray said.
“It’s a big change for me and my wife, but that’s the current priority, and I’ll see after that. I have no idea how that will change things. I still love tennis: I have trained and prepared as best as possible for here, and I feel like I’m in a good position to do well, but my current priority is my family.”
But even millionaire Murray has evidently not gone so far as to have a private Gulfstream 650 on standby for his possible 17,000-kilometre dash.
“As soon as the call comes in, I’ll find a way to get home in time, I’m sure,” he said.
“When I’m practising and when I’m playing matches, I’m fine. I can concentrate very well on my tennis. … Everyone who’s been in the position of becoming a parent, in the few weeks beforehand you think about it quite a lot – it’s a pretty big thing that’s about to happen.”
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