Andy Murray will skip the French Open and the whole clay court season as he opted to sit out.
Murray has been suffering from the injury issues since he underwent a hip surgery in 2019 but recently has been able to stay on the court.
His only French Open appearance came in 2020 in the last four years but his return to Roland Garros in future is not ruled out.
“Right now I am not planning on playing through the clay. The past couple of years, the clay has made issues worse; last year I had some issues at the beginning of the year, the clay didn’t help, so I’ve spoken to my team about that and this year while I feel good and healthy, I don’t want to take that risk. It’s not that I wouldn’t potentially play on clay in the future. Last year I almost missed Wimbledon, was close to not playing the grass season, I’m not planning on playing the clay. I will still try to compete a bit during that period, I won’t do nothing, that’s my plan just now. I had a busy end of last year and the next couple of months I won’t take any risks and hopefully get a good build up to the grass season.” said Murray.
