Andy Murray chose not to race in the coming weeks. Roman Masters due to illness. He had a great week at the Madrid Open, beating Dominic Thiem and Denis Shapovalov in the first two rounds. Madrid Masters Before the third round match with World No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Murray, who is currently 78th and is likely to move to 69th on Monday, had planned to compete in the qualifying tournament in Rome, but will now decide his itinerary for next week.
Initially, 35 year old had Planned miss all clay court season To focus on the grass court season, especially Wimbledon, where he believes he has the best chance of a deep run. After showing good form in practice, he changed his mind and accepted a wildcard for Madrid and restored the organizers’ faith with two strong performances against Thiem and Shapovalov. Still, Murray is competing for the French Open.
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Andy Murray withdrew from his match with Novak Djokovic.
Andy Murray withdrew from his Madrid Open round of 16 match against Novak Djokovic on Thursday due to an upset stomach. Murray, 34, was to meet with Djokovic. 37th time in the highly anticipated clay court match ATP Masters 1000 The event in the capital of Spain. Murray and Novak Djokovic would be playing against each other for the first time since Djokovic won the Doha final in 2017.
“Unfortunately, Andy Murray cannot go to Manolo Santana Stadium due to illness.” Tournament organizers made a statement on social media. “Instead, Andrey Rublev and Daniel Evans will open the game of the day in midfield.”
Andy Murray, who had previously stated he would avoid the clay court season to maintain his form, conceded a late-coming wild card in Madrid and won his first two games against Dominic Thiem and Denis Shapovalov. Since January, the former number 1 had not won back-to-back games. Murray ranked 78 in the world.He has been climbing the rankings steadily since undergoing hip surgery in both 2018 and 2019. He came to Madrid with a record of 10-8 in eight tournaments. Aslan Karatsev In the Sydney final in January.
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