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INJURY EXPLAINED. Why Andy Murray had to withdraw from the Australian Open

Andy will not compete in the first slam of the year. This is why.

29 December 2019

bad news from Andy Murray that will not be able to compete at the upcoming Australian Open. The former world no.1 had serious doubts about his career last year in Melbourne where many thought he played his last tournament. However, after a hip operation, the Brit managed to stage a miraculous comeback to even win a title in Antwerp.

Andy was extremely keen to be back in Australia, but he was hampered by a another injury to his groin. The Brit suffered from a pelvic injury and he wasn’t even able to compete in all the matches of the Davis Cup. Things got uncomfortable when Murray cancelled all his practice in Florida because of that injury. On Saturday some rumors started to be reported on social media about Andy not playing the ATP Cup. Unfortunately, a few hours later he was confirmed that Andy would have skipped both the ATP Cup and the Australian Open.

The statement from Murray

Andy released the following statement:

“I’ve worked so hard to get myself into a situation where I can play at the top level and I’m gutted I’m not going to be able to play in Australia in January.

After the Australian Open this year, when I wasn’t sure whether I’d be able to play again, I was excited about coming back to Australia and giving my best, and that makes this even more disappointing for me.

Unfortunately I’ve had a setback recently and as a precaution, I need to work through that before I get back on court competing.”

Andy Murray’s ranking and performance in 2019

At the moment ranked no.125, the Brit played his last match on the 20^th of November when he overcame Tallon Griekspoor 6-7⁷ 6-4 7-6⁵ in the Rubber 1 in Davis Cup.

This season Murray has a 12-8 win-loss record. Andy conquered 1 title in Antwerp.

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