Australian Open: Andy Murray formalizes his package for the tournament

It was very likely, it is now official. Andy Murray will not play the next Australian Open (February 8-21) for which he had yet received a wild card (invitation from the organization). While he had to take, like all his fellow players, one of the 18 charters chartered by the tournament last week, the Scotsman was forced to give up at the last minute because of a positive test for the coronavirus. However, he hoped to be able to catch a plane later and carry out his quarantine in a staggered manner, but that was not possible.

“I am disgusted to reveal that I will not fly to Australia to play the Australian Open. We have been in constant dialogue … to try to find a solution that will allow me to perform some sort of viable quarantine, but we have not succeeded. I want to thank everyone involved for their efforts, I am devastated that I am not playing in Australia. It’s a country and a tournament that I love“, said the former world number 1.

The pill is all the harder to swallow for Murray as he seemed to have been able to prepare well physically, and that he had given up playing at Delray Beach precisely in order not to take any health risks. After spending several days at home in isolation, the current 123rd world player has started to hit the ball again recently.

It remains to be seen what his program will be from now on. Despite the disappointment, will he decide to enter the Challenger circuit to regain the pace of the competition or will he wait until the end of February-beginning of March to return to the ATP circuit? His last appearance on a court dates back to the first round of the Cologne tournament last October.