The Scottish tennis player Andy Murray announced his low of contests Munich and of Monte Carlo Masters 1000who was initially included in his season roadmap due to a left ankle injury sustained on Sunday in the Miami tournament.
The 36-year-old Scot, who announced his definitive retirement from the circuit after the summer, tore a ligament in his foot in the third set of a match against Czech Tomas Macchac.
The next day, on his social networks, Murray announced that he was leaving the competition. “I will see an ankle specialist when I get back home to determine the next steps. “Needless to say, this is hard to accept and I will be gone for a long time.”
The winner of three Grand Slam titles (two Wimbledon and one US Open), holder of two Olympic golds, will be off the court for an unspecified period of time, as his team announced on Friday.
“After a consultation between his team and the specialists he visited, Andy Murray has decided not to play the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 or the Munich Open. At the moment it is unclear how long Andy will be out of action and that is why he will continue to review all options with his doctors,” announced his team, not ruling out the player’s time under the operating room . “The news is very painful, especially given his intention to compete as soon as possible.”
The former world number one, whose career has recently taken a turn for the worse “Surely it won’t last this summer”, has the intention to play Roland Garros, which he has not played since 2020, and also the Olympic Games. However, he also indicated that he would only attend Paris 2024 if he “in position to win a medal.”
The Monte Carlo Masters 1000 starts on April 7 and the Munich tournament a week later. Wimbledon on July 1 and the Olympic Games on the 26th.
Source: La Verdad
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