Late-night video games hampered Andy Murray’s tennis

Sir Andy Murray, playing a video game in China this year, gave up his Playstation during tournaments before his most successful streak
Sir Andy Murray, playing a video game in China this year, gave up his Playstation during tournaments before his most successful streak
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Sir Andy Murray became so addicted to video games that it affected his performance on court.

Murray, the winner of three Gland Slam events, including two Wimbledon championships, admitted that he had been obsessed with gaming and would stay up into the early hours playing before big matches.

He never travelled to tournaments around the world without his Playstation. Late-night sessions of games like Pro Evolution Soccer left him feeling tired when he took to the court hours later, he said.

He gave up gaming while at big events a few years ago, just before the most successful period in his career.

“I would travel with a Playstation everywhere until probably I was like 26,” Murray, now 32, said in an interview with the