Andy Murray has issued a concerning update on his latest fitness struggles, stating that he was pulling out of his two scheduled tournament appearances next month. The 32 year-old Scot, who is already missing the current swing of events in Australia, announced that he would not be making his planned comeback at the regular ATP tournaments in Montpellier and Rotterdam, starting on February 3. By unhappy coincidence, the worrying development emerged on the almost exact corresponding morning twelve months ago. 'The bone bruising (around the pelvic area) is taking longer to heal that first thought, so I won't be playing in Montpellier or Rotterdam in February,' said Murray. Thursday night's statement echoes a similar pattern to when Murray was trying to come back after his first operation, publicly announcing he was entering a succession of tournaments and then pulling out.

Source: Daily Mail January 16, 2020 23:01 UTC