--- title: "Exactly one year ago at this time, tennis narrowly escaped losing one of the brightest lights on earth. Perhaps it truly was fate that Murphy Jensen just so happened to be at the Garden of Gods Club when he went down hard on the court. | KickServeRadio.com" description: "In this candid, very emotional interview, he talks of the episode, and all that has transpired since. Also…is she or isn’t she retired? Do players risk a tarnished legacy by hanging on too long?. 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Perhaps it truly was fate that Murphy Jensen just so happened to be at the Garden of Gods Club when he went down hard on the court.](https://tstfiujkzyggkgynlnto.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/episode-images/02399708-9e27-47d7-bbe5-d53fa7e11aed.jpg) In this candid, very emotional interview, he talks of the episode, and all that has transpired since. Also…is she or isn’t she retired? Do players risk a tarnished legacy by hanging on too long? ## Listen to This Episode [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cedSrUJ1bh1o37CRAZN5J)[Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exactly-one-year-ago-at-this-time-tennis-narrowly-escaped/id1082703097?i=1000584145900) [Previous Episode We look back at some the sport’s greatest ever “head to head” rivalries. You might just be surprised at the forensics of these numbers. 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