Andy Murray is about to play on the French Open following an early exit on the ATP Tour in Geneva.
Murray, who is anticipated to retire in some unspecified time in the future this season, had been out injured since late March after damaging ankle ligaments in a third-round match towards Tomas Machac on the Miami Open.
After the match Murray stated he can be sidelined for “an prolonged interval” after confirming he suffered a full rupture of his ATFL [anterior talofibular ligament] and close to full thickness rupture of his CFL [calcaneofibular ligament].
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Highlights as Murray went all the way down to defeat towards Tomas Machac on the Miami Open
“I’ll see an ankle specialist after I return house to find out subsequent steps,” he stated. “Goes with out saying it is a robust one to take and I will be out for an prolonged interval. However I will be again with one hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is true.”
Murray opted to not have surgical procedure nevertheless it had been feared the previous world No 1 could not be capable to have his Wimbledon swansong.
With the French Open beginning on Might 26, the Scot made a shock comeback at a second-tier event in Bordeaux, the place he was crushed in straight units by world No 115 Gregoire Barrer earlier than shedding to Yannick Hanfmann on the Geneva Open in a weather-delayed match.
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Murray celebrated his twenty ninth birthday in 2016 by beating Novak Djokovic within the Rome Masters last with presumably his biggest match level ever
Murray has not performed at Roland Garros since 2020, which was his solely look since his hip issues started three years beforehand.
Whereas Wimbledon seems probably the most logical venue for Murray to name time on his glittering profession, he’s tempted at one other tilt at an Olympic medal on the Parisian clay this summer season.
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Murray aired his frustration with journalists asking him about how lengthy he has left in tennis, feeling he is saying the identical solutions over and over
Murray, who’s taking part in with a steel hip, confirmed he’s set to retire this summer season, saying: “I am doubtless not going to play previous this summer season.
“I get requested about it after each single match that I play, each single event that I play. I am bored of the query, to be trustworthy.
“I am not going to speak extra about that between now and every time the time comes for me to cease. However, sure, I do not plan on taking part in a lot previous this summer season.”
Murray at Roland Garros
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Murray is keen to play on the French Open
Murray is prone to make his last look within the yr’s second Grand Slam, the place he will even enter the doubles alongside Davis Cup team-mate Dan Evans after being handed a wild card.
Of his 46 profession singles titles, solely three have come on clay. Two of these have been Masters, although, with wins in Madrid (2015) and Rome (2016).
He has additionally been a French Open finalist however misplaced out in 2016 to Djokovic.
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After shedding the chance to interrupt Jakub Mensik on the Qatar Open, Murray appeared to say ‘this sport is not for me anymore’
Grass & Wimbledon
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Murray is a two-time Wimbledon champion
Murray has signed as much as defend his title on the Surbiton Trophy from June for his first grass-court event, though the event coincides with the second week of the French Open, indicating he may not be anticipating an extended keep in Paris.
The Scot will then head to the Boss Open in Stuttgart from June 10-16 – dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis quite than
defending his Challenger title in Nottingham earlier than heading to Queen’s Membership.
Sky Sports activities Tennis’ Annabel Croft stated: “It is nice information. None of us actually knew the place he was going to play, and I am positive he does not fairly know the place his physique’s going to be at.
“It was such a large setback after Miami, with that ankle flip in that match, when he was simply beginning to actually ramp up the tennis and regarded like he was taking part in a few of his higher tennis once more.
“I do not suppose it surprises me that he is entered all of that [Geneva, Roland Garros, Stuttgart]. He’ll need to play quite a lot of tennis. As many matches as doable.”
He’ll then return to the house of arguably his biggest recollections within the sport when he steps out on the hallowed turf on the All England Membership for what would be the final time.
He’ll arrive on Centre Courtroom in what’s certain to be an emotional second for the 2013 and 2016 champion.
“On grass, he can at all times be an issue for any participant. He is so skilled, a two-time Wimbledon champion, and the choices that he has in his field of methods are at all times at his disposal,” Croft continued.
“He can nonetheless make life very, very troublesome for thus many opponents, so let’s hope his physique goes to get again and he can provide it a extremely good run in the course of the summer season.”
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Paris Olympics?
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The Brit is the one tennis participant to have received back-to-back singles gold medals
The Brit will then be tempted by one other crack on the Olympics in Paris, which may very well be his last look as knowledgeable participant, along with his finest probability prone to be in doubles.
He’s the one tennis participant to have received back-to-back singles gold medals, in London and Rio.
The Olympic Video games in Paris are additionally scheduled to get below method on July 24, with direct entry handed to the highest 56 of the rankings on June 10.
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