The extra effort made these days at the Miami Masters 1,000 was very expensive for Andy Murray to win two matches for the first time so far this season. In the third, which ended on Sunday with a defeat for him against Tomas Machac after three hard sets and 3h28, Murray was injured in a support when he went up to the net in the tenth game of the third set, in the middle of the comeback from 5-2 with which the Czech had advanced. The former number one felt a puncture and began to limp with obvious signs of pain, although he was able to continue and ended up falling in a tiebreaker that he had dominated (5-3). But the worst came this Monday, when the tests he underwent revealed that he has torn the calcaneofibular ligament in his left ankle.
The period of sick leave to recover from an ailment of this type is several weeks and even months, depending on the person affected. This dramatically disrupts Murray’s plans, who was going to participate in the clay campaign and then spend the rest on the grass campaign, with Wimbledon probably as the culmination of his career. He will now have to start over if he wants to say goodbye to tennis on the court.
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The winner of 46 titles, three of them Grand Slam, was playing better and better and did not continue in contention at the Miami Open, among other things due to details such as that physical setback with which, despite everything, he continued competing. He had regained his spirit after a difficult start to the course, with poor results, and was ready to fight. Now, it is unknown what his next steps will be and it cannot be ruled out that he will not pick up a racket as a professional again.
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2024-03-25 23:11:41
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