Andy Murray suffers setback, announces withdrawal from Australian Open

Andy Murray anunced that he has suffered a setback in recovery process and thus will t compete in Australian Open and ATP Cup.

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In an anuncement on Saturday evening, former World Number One said, "I’ve worked so hard to get myself into a situation where I can play at top level and I’m gutted I’m t going to be able to play in Australia in January. After Australian Open this year, when I wasn’t sure wher I’d be able to play again, I was excited about coming back to Australia and giving my best."

"That makes this even more disappointing for me. Unfortunately, I’ve h a setback recently and, as a precaution, need to work through that before I get back on court competing,” Murray said. Murray was widely expected to make a return to first Grand Slam of year, completing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes within just a year.

In a press conference last January, Murray said that pain in his right hip h me him consider retiring from sport. At time Murray h said that he h planned to retire around mid-year after Wimbledon but pain was just too much to handle.

He said, "I'm t sure I'm able to play through pain for ar four or five months. I want to get to Wimbledon and stop but I'm t certain I can do that. I'm t feeling good, I've been struggling for a long time. I've been in a lot of pain for about 20 months w."

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former world number one returned to professional tennis in August after a successful hip surgery in late January. He first played in mixed doubles category alongside Serena Williams and men's double category alongside Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert at Wimbledon.

But Murray's singles comeback was in  Western & Sourn Open in Cincinnati. He went on to play multiple tournaments to take steps closer to a comeback.

Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley wished Murray luck for recovery and hoped that he would return to compete in Grand Slam soon. In a statement, he said, "I kw how excited Andy was about coming back to compete in Australia in January, and how disappointed he is t to make it for 2020."

"Andy’s last match at Australian Open was a five-set roller coaster that ne of us who witnessed it will ever forget. His determination and iron will was on display for all to see, and it’s that fighting spirit that has driven him to come back from a potentially career-ending injury to achieve results he has this year."

Australian Open will begin on January 20, 2020.

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