When did Andy Murray have his hip surgery and what did the operation entail?
Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Click here Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray returned to Wimbledon this week with a win over Georgias Nikoloz Basilashvili. Andy, 34, will be hoping his right hip doesnt cause him any trouble after missing several key tournaments over the past few years. This year alone, the Briton failed to play at the Australian Open and French Open, and hasnt appeared in the singles competition at Wimbledon since 2017, when he suffered a quarter-final exit. Read more: Coleen Rooney hits back after fans mock her massive TV for the England game  Making it through to the second round at the All England Club this year will be a big boost to the tennis champion, who is hoping to come back after injury and win his fourth Grand Slam title. Andy Murray has had two hip surgeries so far. The first was in 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. Its understood Andy had arthroscopic hip surgery the first time he was looked at by surgeons. Its thought he may have had joint damage for some time and the procedure was a way of fixing the problem. A year later, though, the pain persisted and so he had hip resurfacing surgery. The hip resurfacing surgery involves attaching a metal cap to the ball in the hip after the ball has been smoothed down. Once thats done, a metal strip is put in the pelvic socket to set it into place. Hip resurfacing surgery is thought to be a good option if a person doesnt want a full hip replacement. The main benefits are the ball put into the hip is large in size, providing good stability. The other major advantage is that the femur in the bone remains in-tact. This is particularly good if further surgery is required in the future. Following his first hip operation in 2018, he missed the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, but returned to the Grand Slam tournaments with an appearance at the US Open. However, his comeback was short-lived after he was defeated in the second round. Andy Murray then made an appearance at the 2019 Australian Open before undergoing a second hip operation. He then missed all the remaining championships in 2019 following his surgery. He returned to tennis in 2020 at the French Open, but lost in the first round. He didnt play at Wimbledon 2020 because it was cancelled. He later appeared at the US Open in the same year but was knocked out in the second round. Wimbledon in 2021 is his first major tournament of the year, and he will be hoping to build on his first round victory. He last won the championships here five years ago . Andy will go on to the Olympic Games in Tokyo after Wimbledon, where he is hoping to retain his title after securing the gold medal in the mens singles in 2016.