Stan Wawrinka survived searing heat and a spirited Ugo Humbert to reach the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as fellow former champion Andy Murray’s return ended in the second round.
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Andy Murray is out of the Cincinnati Masters despite a spirited display against Lucas Pouille.
Britain’s Andy Murray has climbed 457 places in the latest ATP rankings despite withdrawing from the Washington Open last week.
Andy Murray has announced that he will not be participating in next week’s Rogers Cup, despite being given a wildcard for the event in Toronto.
Andy Murray has acknowledged that he is effectively “starting from scratch” as he prepares to make an appearance at the Washington Open.
Former world number ones, Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka, have been handed wildcards to compete at the Cincinnati Open next month, the tournament’s organisers have said.
The 31-year-old released a statement at 4.30pm, saying: “It’s with regret I’m withdrawing from Wimbledon.
Edmund has moved up to 24th place as he reaps the benefit of reaching the Australian Open semi-finals, while former world number one Murray, out injured since January and recovering from a hip operation, drops eight places to 29th.
The British number one has not played a competitive match since his defeat in the quarter finals at SW17 last year and he pulled out of a planned return at the Brisbane Open earlier this month.
The former No. 1-ranked Murray had been scheduled to play his first match at the Brisbane International on Thursday, but notified organizers he was pulling out after failing to practice on Tuesday.
Murray, who has struggled with a persistent hip injury since the Briton’s quarter-final exit at Wimbledon in July, pulled out of the US Open and dropped to 16th in the world rankings.
The British number one announced the parting of ways on his official website, describing the move as “mutual”
The new baby is believed to have been born a couple of weeks ago in England, but the news has only just emerged, less than 24 hours after Murray took on Roger Federer in a charity tennis match in Glasgow.
There were no changes in this week’s standings, as German Alexander Zverev held the fourth position, followed by Marin Cilic
“It’s too sore for me to win the tournament and ultimately that’s what I was here to try and do,” Murray said at a press conference on Saturday.
The move brings into question Murray’s status for the US Open, which starts August 28 in New York, and even if he is able to play, it remains to be seen how well he can perform after missing the two major hardcourt warm-up events for the Flushing Meadows fortnight.
He has now found a buyer for the 45th floor apartment with spectacular views of Biscayne Bay and Miami’s glittering night scene.
The 31-year-old Spaniard and Federer have both enjoyed a renaissance in their tennis careers this year, with Federer moving on to 19 Grand Slam titles following success at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon, while Nadal claimed his 10th French Open crown.
The seventh seed fell behind to the conqueror of Andy Murray, but he appeared to benefit from having considerably less time on court at SW19 to run out a 7-6 4-6 7-6 7-5 winner
Murray’s hopes of becoming the first Briton to retain a grand slam title since Fred Perry in 1936 were therefore shredded as he hobbled helplessly to a quarter-final defeat.