The Olympic Games made another casualty: Andy Murray.
After many retirements in Toronto and Montreal (Federer, Ferrer, Monfils, Nadal, the Williams, Sharapova) and a couple shocking, but predictable, defeats such as Del Potro and Tsonga, both the ATP and the WTA tournaments have been depleted of important players. This can be a good opportunity for the “upcoming players” such as Raonic to take some important points.
Andy in his statement said “It’s unfortunate. I think it would have been a fun match. I hope he has a good tournament. Be great for him to go deep in this the tournament here for the first time.”
“It was a bit sore yesterday, then I had some treatment after the match. It felt a bit better, and then came in today, I saw the physios, they did some work on it, and it’s still a bit sore.
“I did a little warm-up on the bike to try it out and it was still sore, so I had to make a decision as to what I was going to do. I don’t want to go full out and possibly do any more damage. That was why I decided not to play.”
“I just wished him that he gets healthy quick, because he’s been playing really well lately,” Raonic said. “It’s my first quarter-final in a Masters, and to be at home is pretty special. I guess there is a give and take with it.”
Good luck to Andy!
