Andy Murray will be out for an “extended period” after suffering a serious left ankle injury during his third round defeat at the Miami Masters 1000 against Czech Tomas Machac (5-7, 7-5, 7-6). [5]), he announced Monday on his Instagram account.
With the score at 5-5 in the third set, Murray twisted his left ankle, dropped his racket then covered his face, screaming in pain as he jumped back to his seat, grimacing. “Yesterday, towards the end of my game in Miami, I suffered a complete tear of my ATFL (anterior talofibular ligament) and a near complete tear of my CFL (calcaneofibular ligament),” he posted on Instagram.
“It goes without saying that this is difficult to accept and that I will be away for an extended period of time. I will see an ankle specialist when I return home to determine the next steps,” added the former world number 1, three-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Olympic singles champion. Murray announced a few weeks ago that he would “probably not play beyond this summer.”
