Three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the clay-court Roland-Garros.
The 36-year-old British participant misplaced within the 2016 last to Novak Djokovic and reached 4 different semi-finals at Roland-Garros in western Paris.
Play begins there subsequent Monday and the event will even be with out document 14-time champion Rafael Nadal.
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The 36-year-old Spaniard introduced final week that his lingering hip damage nonetheless has not healed correctly.
An earlier report from British broadcaster BBC stated Murray is skipping the French Open to prioritize Wimbledon, the place he was gained two of his majors on grass.
Murray misplaced within the first spherical of the Italian Open final week and was then crushed 6-3, 6-0 by fellow veteran Stan Wawrinka at an ATP Challenger occasion in Bordeaux.
Wimbledon begins on July 3.
Murray reached the No.1 rating in late 2016.
That stellar 12 months he reached three main finals — successful Wimbledon for the second time — clinched his second Olympic gold medal in singles, and beat Djokovic to win the season-ending ATP World Tour finals.
Murray, who had hip operations in 2018 and 2019 — with a metallic implant inserted the second time — gained an ATP Challenger occasion in Aix-en-Provence in early Could for his first event trophy since 2019.
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