Andy Murray will probably be sidelined for an “prolonged interval” after struggling a extreme ankle harm throughout his exit from the Miami Open, he introduced on Monday.
The 36-year-old Briton made his final look on the Miami Open on Sunday, dropping 5-7 7-5 7-6(5) within the third spherical to Czech Tomas Machac.
With the rating locked at 5-5 within the third set, Murray rolled his left ankle, dropped his racket after which lined his face, screaming in ache as he hopped to his seat grimacing.
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“Yesterday, in the direction of the tip of my match in Miami, I suffered a full rupture of my ATFL (anterior talofibular ligament) and close to full thickness rupture of my CFL (calcaneofibular ligament),” he posted on Instagram.
“Goes with out saying this can be a powerful one to take, and I’ll be out for an prolonged interval.”
Murray, a former world primary and three-times Grand Slam winner, has beforehand stated he doesn’t plan to “play a lot previous this summer time” however hoped to compete at one other Olympics.
Wimbledon, the place he has twice been champion, begins on July 1, and the Paris Video games get underway on July 24.
“I’ll see an ankle specialist after I return residence to find out the subsequent steps,” Murray added. “However I’ll be again with one hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is true.”