By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, March 25, 2024
Andy Murray’s ankle harm will sideline him for a chronic interval.
Former world No. 1 Murray confirmed aggressive character hobbling via a left ankle harm in his marathon Miami Open loss to Tomas Machac yesterday.
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Immediately, Murray introduced the injury finished to his ankle will drive him out, however defiantly vowed he shall be again “with one hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is true.”
“Yesterday in the direction of the tip of my match in Miami I suffered a full rupture of my ATFL and close to full thickness rupture of my CFL,” Murray posted on Instagram as we speak. “I’ll see an ankle specialist after I return dwelling to find out subsequent steps.
“Goes with out saying it is a powerful one to take and I’ll be out for an prolonged interval. However I’ll be again with 1 hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is true.”
The 2-time Olympic gold-medal champion confirmed his aggressive character after rolling his left ankle and crashing to the courtroom in agony whereas main Machac within the last set.
Regardless of the ankle harm, Murray performed on, pushed the match right into a third-set tiebreaker and led 5-3 within the tiebreaker.
Two factors from victory, Murray noticed Machac reply with backhand bolts down the road to rally via the end line.
Regardless of a brutally painful loss, Murray nonetheless signed autographs for followers afterward.
Even after the hardest of losses, @andy_murray nonetheless makes occasions for all his followers 🤝
Thanks, Andy 🫡#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/YL5zo02emp
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 24, 2024
Picture credit score: Matthew Calvis