Andy Murray Withdraws From Western And Southern Open Due To Abdominal Strain | Cricket News

Former World No. 1 Andy Murray withdrew from the Western and Southern Open as a result of an stomach pressure, ATP reported. The former World No. 1, who withdrew from his third-round match in opposition to Jannik Sinner in Toronto final week as a result of identical situation, won’t play in opposition to eleventh seed Karen Khachanov. On Tuesday, he can be changed within the drawing by a fortunate loser.

“I had a very similar issue last year in the tournament in Stuttgart before Wimbledon which forced me to miss the Queen’s Club tournament and I was able to play Wimbledon. It took me about 10 to 12 days before I was feeling good again,” Skysports quoted Murray as saying on the time.

“This is not as bad as that, but obviously the danger if you compete and play on it is you make it worse. So, I’ll need to see how it develops over the coming days and hopefully feel better in a few days. I’m really sorry. Thank you.”

In Canada, the 36-year-old demonstrated his combating spirit by defeating Max Purcell within the second spherical after a two-hour, 47-minute battle. He travelled to Cincinnati after withdrawing from that occasion, however he’s not but able to compete.

Murray is ranked No. 36 within the ATP Rankings.

Khachanov has not competed since falling to Novak Djokovic within the French Open 2023 quarterfinals. The 27-year-old has been sidelined with a groyne damage and can now play a lucky loser as a substitute of Murray.