Injured Andy Murray withdraws from US Open warm-up occasion
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ndy Murray has withdrawn from a US Open warm-up occasion by means of damage simply weeks earlier than the ultimate Grand Slam of the yr is because of start.
The former British No1 handed Italy’s seventh seed Jannik Sinner an Eleventh-hour walkover into the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open after affected by an belly pressure, making an on-court announcement to followers shortly earlier than the match was scheduled to begin.
Murray had reached the third spherical of the Masters 1000 occasion in Toronto by beating Lorenzo Sonego in straight units after which holding off a spirited fightback from Australian qualifier Max Purcell, however Sinner will now face Gael Monfils for a spot within the ultimate 4.
Murray, a three-time winner of the Canadian Open in 2009, 2010 and 2015, will hope to shake off his newest acquainted health subject in time for the ultimate main of the yr on the US Open, which begins at Flushing Meadows in New York on August 28.
It stays to be seen if he might be match sufficient to play any half in one other key hardcourt warm-up occasion, the Cincinnati Masters, which begins on Sunday.
“There is an issue with my abdominal so unfortunately I am not going to be able to play this evening. I’m really sorry. I know I feel like I have let you down,” an emotional Murray instructed followers in Toronto on Thursday night time.
“I’ve rarely been in this situation in my career and I feel terrible.”
He later added: “I had a very similar issue last year in the tournament in Stuttgart before Wimbledon which forced me to miss the Queen’s Club tournament and I was able to play Wimbledon.
“It took me about 10 to 12 days before I was feeling good again. This is not as bad as that but obviously the danger if you compete and play on it is you make it worse.
“So, I’ll need to see how it develops over the coming days and hopefully feel better in a few days. I’m really sorry. Thank you.”