Due to an abdominal strain, Andy Murray was forced to withdraw from his Canadian Open match against Italian Jannik Sinner.
In Toronto, Murray was scheduled to play Sinner in the round of 16, but he chose to withdraw from the tournament.
Murray announced this during a conversation with a newsletter: “I had a very similar issue last year in the tournament in Stuttgart before Wimbledon which forced me to miss the Queen’s Club tournament and I was able to play Wimbledon.”
He further added: “It took me about 10 to 12 days before I was feeling good again. This is not as bad as that but obviously, the danger if you compete and play on it is you make it worse. So, I’ll need to see how it develops over the coming days and hopefully feel better in a few days. I’m really sorry. Thank you.”
Andy Murray has withdrawn with an abdominal strain. Jannik Sinner advances to the quarter-finals. pic.twitter.com/I60EDkkbqP
— National Bank Open (@NBOtoronto) August 11, 2023
Murray in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2023
LWLLLLWLWW Now the world no.40, the Brit has managed to achieve a composed 27-12 record in 2023. Murray is now playing in Toronto where he managed to beat the world no.39 Lorenzo Sonego 7-63 6-0 and the world no.78 Max Purcell 7-62 3-6 7-5.
Murray is scheduled to play next in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 13th of August.
Sinner in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWLW Ranked world no.8 (career-high), Jannik has managed to achieve a 38-11 match record in 2023. Jannik is competing in Toronto where he bested the world no.38 Matteo Berrettini 6-4 6-3 and the world no.40 Andy Murray w/o.
Jannik Sinner will play the world no.276 Gael Monfils in the quarter on Friday at 9:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current record is 3-1 for Sinner.
The Italian clinched 1 title in 2023 in Montpellier. Jannik reached the final in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) and in Miami (Miami Open).
Jannik won 7 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner has scheduled to play next in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 13th of August.
Andy Murray and Jannik Sinner faced off just twice. Their actual record is 1-1. The last time they squared off, Jannik Sinner won 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) in February 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Andy Murray and Jannik Sinner |
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