Andy Murray out of French Open to prioritise Wimbledon

Andy Murray out of French Open to prioritise Wimbledon

Three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open.

The 36-year-old British participant misplaced within the 2016 closing to Novak Djokovic and reached 4 different semi-finals at Roland Garros in western Paris.

Play begins there May 28 and the event may also be with out document 14-time champion Rafael Nadal, who introduced on Thursday that his lingering hip harm nonetheless has not healed correctly.

Murray appears set to be defending his bodily well being to prioritise Wimbledon, the place he was received two of his majors on grass.

Murray misplaced within the first spherical of the Italian Open final week and was then overwhelmed 6-3 6-0 by fellow veteran Stan Wawrinka at an ATP Challenger occasion in Bordeaux on Wednesday.

Murray reached the No.1-ranking in late 2016. That stellar 12 months, he reached three main finals — profitable Wimbledon for the second time — clinched his second Olympic gold medal in singles, and beat Djokovic to win the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals.

Murray, who had hip operations in 2018 and 2019 — with a metallic implant inserted the second time — received an ATP Challenger occasion in Aix-en-Provence in early May for his first event trophy since 2019.

Source: www.perthnow.com.au