Andy Murray Might Skip Paris To Guaranty Wimbledon Participation

Written by: on 17th May 2013
Italian Open Tennis Tournament
Andy Murray Might Skip Paris To Guaranty Wimbledon Participation

epa03697452 Scottish player Andy Murray during his press conference at the Italian Open Tennis Tournament (ATP World Tour), at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 12 May 2013. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MEO  |

If it really matters to his injured back, Andy Murray will jettison his participation on the French Open in order to salvage his Wimbledon dream. That’s the opinion of the Scot’s mother Judy, never far from her son’s ear as an occasional member of his traveling entourage.

Murray underwent a scan on his back which has been giving him pain since late 2011 and which forced his pullout at mid-match in the Rome second round. The world No. 2 said that he would be surprised to find himself able to play at Roland Garros, which begins a week from Sunday, but would make a late fitness decision after consulting with doctors.

Mum Judy made the point with even more force: “He needs to be cautious and I’m sure Wimbledon will be his priority”,” the British Fed Cup captain gold the BBC. “”Obviously the goal is to be in peak condition for Wimbledon

“It’s (the injury) something to do with his back but the scan will let him see what the injury is and what needs to be done. Often you pick up niggles when you change surfaces. Each surface brings its own problems and challenges. This back issue has been rumbling for a week or so.”

Ironically, Murray’s only other match retirement also came on his birthday when he pulled form Hamburg with a wrist injury in 2007 and missed both the French and Wimbledon.

Murray made a Wimbledon breakthrough a year ago by reaching the final, losing to Roger Federer. He beat the Swiss in the Olympic gold medal match a few weeks later on the iconic Centre court.

©DailY Tennis News Wire

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