Tennis great Andy Murray vows to return after yet another serious injury
British tennis star Andy Murray will be out for an extended period after suffering a serious ankle injury during his third-round defeat at the Miami Open.
The 36-year-old Murray lost 5-7 7-5 7-6(7-5) against Czech Republic’s Tomáš Macháč in the third round of the Miami Open on Sunday.
He revealed the following day that he had suffered a full rupture of his anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) and a near full thickness rupture of his calcaneofibular ligament (CFL) towards the end of the match.
“I will see an ankle specialist when I return home to determine next steps,” the former world No. 1 wrote on Instagram. “Goes without saying this is a tough one to take and I’ll be back with 1 hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is right.”
In the third set against Macháč, Murray – a two-time Mami Open singles champion – rallied from 2-5 down and appeared to roll his left ankle after sealing a game to level the match at 5-5.
He was in visible pain following the point and was given immediate assistance from a physiotherapist on the court. Murray would stay in the match, saving a match point and forcing a tie-break before losing in close to three-and-a-half hours.