The worst omens are confirmed for Andy Murray. The three-time Grand Slam champion has announced that he suffers an injury to his ankle after the discomfort suffered in his match against the Czech Tomas Machac in the third round of the Miami Masters 1000.
During the match, the physical discomfort in the Scot’s ankle was noticeable. Despite this, the one who became number 1 offered a great show and was up to the task until the last moment, demonstrating, as the tennis player himself said after his victory against Berrettiniwhat “There is life in the old dog still”. And epic party in which everything was decided in the ‘tie-break’ of the third set, 7-5, 5-7 y 7-6.
However, once again, Physical problems are Murray’s great enemy. Through his social networks, the tennis player admits to having broken his anterior talofibular ligament of the ankle and an almost complete tear of the calcaneofibular ligament. And “hard hit” for the British that will keep him off the slopes for a long time.
Murray’s statement through his Instagram profile
“Yesterday, towards the end of my game in Miami, I suffered a complete tear of the ATFL and an almost complete tear of the CFL. When I return home, I will consult with an ankle specialist to determine next steps. Needless to say, this is a tough blow and I will be out for a long period. But I will return with a hip and without ligaments in my ankle when the time comes,” Murray said on his Instagram account.
It is a hard blow, and I will be out for a long period
Andy Murray, statement on Instagram
A possible farewell in 2024
After undergoing hip replacement surgery in 2019, his 36 years Murray had been playing Brisbane, the Australian Open, Montpellier, Marseille, Doha, Dubai and Indian Wells in 2024.
Before the tour of the United States, in Dubaiconfessed in an interview that “obviously it becomes Getting harder as you grow older compete with the young and keep your body fit and fresh. “I probably don’t have much time leftbut I will do the best I can these last few months.”
Precisely, in this tournament he also announced that he “probably” will not continue playing after the summer, after losing in the second round to the Frenchman Ugo Humbert. Only he will decide if he will finally return or not.
2024-03-26 11:32:00
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