Andy Murray withdraws from French Open after name removed from entry list for Roland-Garros
Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open.
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The three-time Grand Slam winner’s best showing at the event was his 2016 defeat to Novak Djokovic in the final.
However, he has only made one appearance at the French Open since making the semi-finals in 2017, with Stan Wawrinka beating him in the first round in 2020.
Murray entered clay-court tournaments at Monte Carlo, Madrid and the Italian Open in preparation for a potential run at the French, but suffered first-round defeats at all three events.
Murray had previously said that he planned to play Roland-Garros as long as his body held up.
“I’ll do a training block after Miami on the clay, I’m going to do that in Europe somewhere for three or four weeks. I’ll train, try and get my body used to the clay courts and monitor how my body is feeling.”
The former world No. 1 said in the same interview that he wanted to right the wrongs of a straight sets first-round defeat to Stan Wawrinka three years ago.
“Physically, I was not good the year I played against Wawrinka,” he said.
“I’d like to get the opportunity to play it one more time before I stop playing. While I feel physically really good, I would like to play there again.”
The French Open begins on May 28.
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