One of the most debated arguments in tennis in these days is Roger Federer’s withdrawal from the French Open. The Swiss Maestro decided not to play the slam to preserve his back that has just recovered from an injury.

Murray. Why Federer was right

Andy Murray had his fair amount of problems with the back in the past to endure an operation; back in 2013, the Scotsman decided not to play the Roland Garros to win Wimbledon in the next few weeks. Therefore, Andy knows very well Roger’s situation “I unfortunately also had my fair share of back problems, so I understand. For me, clay was the worst surface for my back. The ground isn’t stable beneath you and that makes things tricky, and then you have to generate a lot of the power yourself because the court is slower.”

… on grass the ground works for you

Then Andy added “On grass courts, the ground does a lot of the work for you. Also, the weather can be tough, especially when it’s humid or cold like it’s been here the last couple of years. So I can understand why Roger would have been having issues with his back.”

For me it worked well

Finally, Andy remembered ow well it worked for him to skip the Roland Garros in 2013 “The year I won Wimbledon was the year I missed the French Open so it worked out well for me in the end. We will just have to see now how Roger recovers. It’s still a big loss to the tournament here, and I hope he recovers because Roger is great for tennis. I hope to see him playing at Wimbledon.”