Andy Murray planning to play ATP Geneva Open on Sky Sports activities – per week earlier than French Open | Tennis Information

Andy Murray is ready to play on the Geneva Open – dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis following an early exit on the ATP Challenger Tour in Bordeaux, indicating he’ll play on the French Open.

Murray, who is anticipated to retire in some unspecified time in the future this season, has been sidelined since late March after damaging ankle ligaments in a third-round match in opposition to Tomas Machac on the Miami Open.

After the match Murray mentioned he can be sidelined for “an extended period” after confirming he suffered a full rupture of his ATFL [anterior talofibular ligament] and close to full thickness rupture of his CFL [calcaneofibular ligament].

“I will see an ankle specialist when I return home to determine next steps,” he mentioned. “Goes without saying this is a tough one to take and I’ll be out for an extended period. But I’ll be back with one hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is right.”

Murray opted to not have surgical procedure however it had been feared the previous world No 1 one could not be capable of have his Wimbledon swansong.

Nonetheless, it was introduced that Murray has been given a wild card for the ATP event on clay in Geneva starting on Could 18 – dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis – indicating he’s planning on taking part in within the French Open the next week.

However, with the French Open beginning on Could 26, the Scot opted for extra clay-court apply at a second-tier event in Bordeaux the place he was overwhelmed in straight units by world No 115 Gregoire Barrer.

The Scot has not performed at Roland Garros since 2020, which was his solely look since his hip issues started three years beforehand.

Whereas Wimbledon seems essentially the most logical venue for Murray to name time on his glittering profession, he’s tempted at one other tilt at an Olympic medal on the Parisian clay this summer season.

Murray, who’s taking part in with a steel hip, confirmed he’s set to retire this summer season, saying: “I’m likely not going to play past this summer.

“I get requested about it after each single match that I play, each single event that I play. I am bored of the query, to be trustworthy.

“I’m not going to talk more about that between now and whenever the time comes for me to stop. But, yes, I don’t plan on playing much past this summer.”

Murray on Clay

Murray has his sights set on a closing look within the 12 months’s second Grand Slam, the place he may even enter the doubles alongside Davis Cup team-mate Dan Evans.

Of his 46 profession singles titles, solely three have come on clay. Two of these have been Masters, although, with wins in Madrid (2015) and Rome (2016).

He has additionally been a French Open finalist however misplaced out in 2016 to Djokovic.

Grass & Wimbledon

Murray has signed as much as defend his title on the Surbiton Trophy from June for his first grass-court event, though the event coincides with the second week of the French Open, indicating he isn’t anticipating a protracted keep in Paris.

The Scot will then head to the Boss Open in Stuttgart from June 10-16 – dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis fairly than
defending his Challenger title in Nottingham earlier than heading to Queen’s Membership.

Sky Sports activities Tennis’ Annabel Croft mentioned: “It’s great news. None of us really knew where he was going to play, and I’m sure he doesn’t quite know where his body’s going to be at.

“It was such an enormous setback after Miami, with that ankle flip in that match, when he was simply beginning to actually ramp up the tennis and seemed like he was taking part in a few of his higher tennis once more.

“I don’t think it surprises me that he’s entered all of that [Geneva, Roland Garros, Stuttgart]. He’ll want to play a lot of tennis. As many matches as possible.”

He’ll then return to the house of arguably his best reminiscences within the sport when he steps out on the hallowed turf on the All England Membership for what would be the final time.

He’ll arrive on Centre Court docket in what’s sure to be an emotional second for the 2013 and 2016 champion.

“On grass, he can always be a problem for any player. He’s so experienced, a two-time Wimbledon champion, and the options that he has in his box of tricks are always at his disposal,” Croft continued.

“He can still make life very, very difficult for so many opponents, so let’s hope his body is going to get back and he can give it a really good run during the summer.”

Paris Olympics?

The Brit will then be tempted by one other crack on the Olympics in Paris, which could possibly be his closing look as knowledgeable participant, along with his finest probability more likely to be in doubles.

He’s the one tennis participant to have received back-to-back singles gold medals, in London and Rio.

The Olympic Video games in Paris are additionally scheduled to get below approach on July 24, with direct entry handed to the highest 56 of the rankings on June 10.

What’s developing on Sky Sports activities Tennis?

Within the run-up to the second Grand Slam of 2024 – the French Open at Roland Garros from Could 26 – you possibly can watch all the largest tennis stars in motion dwell on Sky Sports activities as they compete throughout the clay-court season.

• Geneva Open (ATP 250 – with Murray in motion) – Could 20-25
• Lyon Open (ATP 250) – Could 20-26
• Internationaux de Strasbourg (WTA 500 with Emma Raducanu in motion) – Could 20-26
• Morocco Open (WTA 250) – Could 20-26