By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday August 10, 2023
A devastated Andy Murray took the courtroom on Thursday to announce that… he wouldn’t be taking the courtroom. The three-time Nationwide Financial institution Open champion picked up an belly challenge earlier this week and needed to pull out of the draw, sending Italy’s Jannik Sinner by way of to the quarterfinals.
“I’ve not often been on this state of affairs in my profession and I really feel I really feel horrible,” Murray mentioned, including: “This is likely to be my final time enjoying right here as effectively. So to complete like this feels feels garbage.”
Murray handled an analogous challenge final yr and mentioned that he wanted about 10 to 12 days to really feel proper once more. The US Open begins in 18 days, on Monday August 28.
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At this level it’s not identified if Murray will try and play subsequent week in Cincinnati.
“I had a really related challenge final yr within the event in Stuttgart earlier than Wimbledon which pressured me to overlook the Queen’s membership event,” Murray mentioned. “And I used to be capable of play Wimbledon. It took me about 10 to 12 days earlier than I used to be feeling good. This isn’t as dangerous as that however clearly the hazard should you compete and play on it’s you make it worse. So yeah, I must see the way it develops over the approaching days. And hopefully really feel higher in a number of days.”
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