Injury woes for Murray
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Former world No. 1 Andy Murray鈥檚 lingering hip issues forced him to withdraw from the Brisbane International yesterday with the Briton admitting he was unsure whether he could recover in time for the Australian Open later this month.
Murray has not played a competitive match since a Wimbledon quarterfinal loss last July due to the complaint and despite coming through a one-set exhibition in Abu Dhabi last week, he was unable to train yesterday and announced his withdrawal.
鈥淚鈥檓 very disappointed to be withdrawing from the Brisbane International,鈥 Murray, seeded second in Brisbane, told organizers.
鈥淗aving been recommended to treat my hip conservatively since the US Open, I have done everything asked of me from a rehab perspective and worked extremely hard to try get back on the court competing,鈥 Murray said on his Instagram account.
鈥淗aving played practice sets here in Brisbane with some top players unfortunately this hasn鈥檛 worked yet to get me to the level I would like so I have to reassess my options. Continuing rehab is one option and giving my hip more time to recover.
鈥淪urgery is also an option but the chances of a successful outcome are not as high as I would like which has made this my secondary option and my hope has been to avoid that. However, this is something I may have to consider but let鈥檚 hope not.鈥
Murray has said he planned to trim his schedule in 2018 to prevent a recurrence of his injury issues.
Murray鈥檚 latest setback will also come as a blow to Australian Open organizers ahead of the year鈥檚 first major in Melbourne starting on January 15, along with those of fellow 鈥淏ig Four鈥 members Rafael Nadal (back) and Novak Djokovic (elbow).
Murray鈥檚 withdrawal was confirmed hours after Garbine Muguruza, the Wimbledon champion and women鈥檚 top seed, retired from her opening match because of leg cramps. Muguruza fell to the court behind the baseline and had treatment on her legs before retiring from her opening match against Aleksandra Krunic while leading in the third set.
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