Tired Murray pulls out of Washington Open QF
Saturday - August 4, 2018 10:42 am ,
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Tired Murray pulls out of Washington Open QF
Washington Aug 4 (IANS) Former world No. 1 tennis champion Andy Murray of Britain has announced his withdrawal from the Washington Open quarterfinal against Alex de Minaur of Australia citing fatigue.
He has also withdrawn from next week s Rogers Cup in order to recover Xinhua news agency reported.
"I won t be able to play my match tonight. I m exhausted after playing so much over the past four days " Murray said on Friday. He was playing on hard court after 18 months.
Coming back from a long-term injury Murray said: "I also need to be careful and listen to my body as I am making a comeback."
Murray said he will be preparing for the Cincinnati Open.
In his third tournament back from a hip surgery in January Murray showed signs of improvement reaching his first quarterfinals in more than a year.
--IANS mag/in
He has also withdrawn from next week s Rogers Cup in order to recover Xinhua news agency reported.
"I won t be able to play my match tonight. I m exhausted after playing so much over the past four days " Murray said on Friday. He was playing on hard court after 18 months.
Coming back from a long-term injury Murray said: "I also need to be careful and listen to my body as I am making a comeback."
Murray said he will be preparing for the Cincinnati Open.
In his third tournament back from a hip surgery in January Murray showed signs of improvement reaching his first quarterfinals in more than a year.
--IANS mag/in
