Andy Murray preparing to make big change ahead of Roland Garros that he’s never done before

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Andy Murray has endured yet another tough year, in what is largely expected to be his final one before retiring from the sport.

Unfortunately, his departure is almost certainly set to be upstaged by Rafael Nadal, who seems to be getting a god-like welcome wherever he goes.

Not to mention that Dominic Thiem, another iconic figure of this era, is also set to call time on his career at the end of 2024 too.

However, Murray has no plans to simply fade out into the background, and will likely do everything he can to keep competing at the highest level despite his obvious limitations.

His perseverance and competitiveness must be lauded, and this latest big change only reinforces that notion.

Andy Murray is preparing a big racquet change

Having revealed that he was testing out new strings earlier in the year, this latest revelation completely throws the racquet out as he seems poised to finally trade in the Head that has become synonymous with the Scotsman.

Murray has been pictured sporting this brand of tennis racquet since before 2005, when he turned professional, and has enjoyed wild success with it.

Three Grand Slam titles could’ve been many more if not for the big three, and it is a testament to his quality that he competed as fiercely as he did with the greatest of all time.

However, in an effort effort to level the playing field amongst his competitors, Murray’s camp has now confirmed that he is testing, and planning to swap to a Yonex racquet ahead of his return from injury in Bordeaux.

This marks the first official change of racquet in his professional career, with Roland Garros just around the corner.

Andy Murray is due to make his injury comeback soon

As aforementioned, it will not be long before the 36-year-old is back on court once again, with his plans to play in the Challenger event in Bordeaux a last-gasp attempt to garner fitness before the French Open.

Following that, Murray will then turn his attention to the Geneva Open, a tour-level competition, before entering Roland Garros as a Wild Card option.

The legendary veteran has not played a match since rupturing his ankle ligament against Tomas Mahac back in March, where he continued to play on the injury before losing the third-set tiebreak.

So, it remains to be seen whether this crammed late attempt to recoup fitness will be enough for Murray to prepare himself for the five-set slogs that Roland Garros will command.