<p class="title">Andy Murray has said that surgery helped him rediscover his passion for tennis as he prepares to make his comeback at Queen's Club this week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 32-year-old will feature in the men's doubles alongside Spaniard Feliciano Lopez on Wednesday, five months after undergoing a hip resurfacing operation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There have been a number of times over the past 18 months where I did want to stop," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I didn't want to play anymore. I was getting no enjoyment out of tennis at all, whether that be training, practice, matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I wasn't bothered about winning matches either because it wasn't fun. Now I like playing tennis, getting out on the court and hitting balls. I want to keep playing if I can because I enjoy it.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Murray said at the Australian Open in January that he intended to retire after Wimbledon due to crippling pain that stopped him from doing everyday tasks like pulling on socks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The three-time Grand Slam winner admitted that the progress he has made since then has been better than anticipated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I didn't expect to be in this position," said the former world number one.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I didn't know how it would feel if I went and had the operation. But it has been brilliant, completely life-changing for me from where I was.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm looking forward to getting back out there, but I don't know what to expect and I'm not putting any kind of expectations on myself. Just being out on the tennis court and being pain free is enough." </p>
<p class="title">Andy Murray has said that surgery helped him rediscover his passion for tennis as he prepares to make his comeback at Queen's Club this week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 32-year-old will feature in the men's doubles alongside Spaniard Feliciano Lopez on Wednesday, five months after undergoing a hip resurfacing operation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There have been a number of times over the past 18 months where I did want to stop," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I didn't want to play anymore. I was getting no enjoyment out of tennis at all, whether that be training, practice, matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I wasn't bothered about winning matches either because it wasn't fun. Now I like playing tennis, getting out on the court and hitting balls. I want to keep playing if I can because I enjoy it.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Murray said at the Australian Open in January that he intended to retire after Wimbledon due to crippling pain that stopped him from doing everyday tasks like pulling on socks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The three-time Grand Slam winner admitted that the progress he has made since then has been better than anticipated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I didn't expect to be in this position," said the former world number one.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I didn't know how it would feel if I went and had the operation. But it has been brilliant, completely life-changing for me from where I was.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm looking forward to getting back out there, but I don't know what to expect and I'm not putting any kind of expectations on myself. Just being out on the tennis court and being pain free is enough." </p>