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LONDON. — Former world number one Andy Murray will miss this month’s Australian Open tennis tournament after failing to recover from the hip injury that has kept him out of action for nearly six months.
Murray, five times a runner-up in Melbourne, has not played a competitive match since hobbling to defeat against American Sam Querrey in the Wimbledon quarter-finals last July. The 30-year-old’s withdrawal was confirmed by Australian Open organisers who published a statement from the Scot on the tournament’s Twitter account yesterday.
“Sadly I won’t be playing in Melbourne this year, as I am not yet ready to compete,” three-times grand slam champion Murray said. “I’ll be flying home shortly to assess all the options but I appreciate all the messages of support and I hope to be back playing soon.” — Reuters
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