And if I do, we'll be having the same conversation then. Dominic Thiems return from injury was short-lived after John Millman defeated the Austrian 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Serbia Open on Tuesday.

'But if you can get a run in the big tournaments, you want to be playing them. I literally have for a long time taken it one block at a time and I am relatively satisfied with the fact that I've given it a good nudge. John Millman has revealed his tennis career is coming to a close and he may have played his last match at Wimbledon on Monday. 'To be honest, I just haven't given it much thought. 'So I think I'll at least extend it up until then, and if I can get some good results and the body holds together, then we'll see what happens,' he said.Īsked if the Australian Open could prove his swan song, Millman said: 'We'll see. Millman remains the only Australian player to have beaten Roger Federer at a grand slam this century, and is desperately hoping to play the US Open in August - the scene of his famous triumph in 2018. There's a lot of wear and tear on the body.' 'It's just one of those things, tennis is a physical sport. 'I've got a fair few labral tears in my hip and I've had back problems for a long time now. 'I look forward to when I can kind of rest the body. 'And when that comes, I think I'll put the feet up a little bit, play a little golf and I look forward to it actually.

'Obviously I enjoy playing out here but definitely there's a used-by date,' Millman said. The 33-year-old told AAP that he hopes he hasn't played his last Wimbledon campaign but conceded his battered body can only take so much. 'HORRIBLE TO SEE': Wimbledon ball kid in 'distressing' incident

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