Andy Murray has been forced to withdraw from two further tournaments after pulling out of the Australian Open with a pelvic injury.
The 32-year-old, whose career was in jeopardy 12 months ago, announced at the end of December that he would play no part Down
Under and also that he would miss the ATP Cup.
Murray was hopeful he would be able to return in time for next month’s ATP Montpellier and the Rotterdam Open, but the three-time
Grand Slam champion’s recovery has taken much longer than first expected.
The Brit’s latest blow raises serious questions about his future in the game and whether he is still capable of competing at the top level.
‘The bone bruising is taking longer to heal that first thought, so I won’t be playing in Montpellier or Rotterdam in February,’ Murray
said on Thursday evening.
‘I don’t want to rush anything or put a timeline on my recovery.
‘I’m going to listen to my body and step back on the court to compete when the time is right.’
Murray and his team are continuing to work hard in the gym to give the Scot the best possible chance of returning to the elite.
‘I was aware that was likely to happen once there were problems in the Davis Cup and then looking at the scenarios after that with a
bone bruise type of thing, I wasn’t holding my breath, put it that way,’ Henman said.
‘In some respects, I would have expected him to make this decision a lot earlier than the day before Christmas.
‘From what I understand, he has got a bit of bone bruising in his groin so it is not actually the hip itself. Is it connected? You would
have thought so but I still am not overly concerned.
‘There is just no point in risking anything. He has made such good progress. It’s frustrating that he has got a different injury. I would
definitely still take a long-term view.’
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