Andy Murray withdraws from French Open to prioritise Wimbledon

 

Andy Murray has decided to pull out of the upcoming French Open in order to prepare for Wimbledon. In fact, Murray has played at Roland Garros on one occasion in the last six years. However, the Scot had recently said that he wanted to play the French Open for one final time before he calls time on his glorious career.

The veteran recently won the clay-court Challenger event in Aix-en-Provence but he hasn’t been at his absolute while playing at the surface.

Murray recently bested Stan Wawrinka but suffered early exits (opening game losses) in ATP Tour events in Rome, Madrid, and Monte Carlo. Ergo, he will be determined to prepare well for the grass court season and come up with his best.

The Brit feels his best chance to go deep in a Grand Slam is while playing in the Wimbledon.

Murray had earlier told the Guardian, “It’s just what the right thing is to prioritise at this stage in my career.

“I trust my body now but I’m aware that my best chance of having a deep run is more likely to happen at Wimbledon.”

Murray reached the 2016 French Open final but he could not cross the last hurdle against Novak Djokovic. The first event of the British grass-court season will be the Surbiton Trophy from 4-11 June.

Meanwhile, the French Open will begin on May 28 in Paris. Last week 14-time champion Rafael Nadal decided to withdraw from Roland Garros due to his lingering hip injury, which he suffered in the Australian Open earlier in the year.

Nadal has taken an indefinite break from the game and also revealed that the 2024 season will be the last on the tour. The Spaniard also feels he doesn’t deserve to end his professional career in a press conference.