Tennis news - Andy Murray expected to make huge surgery decision, could miss Wimbledon
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ByEurosport
Updated 18/01/2019 at 10:19 GMT
Andy Murray has pulled out of next month's Marseille Open as he "may have to undergo surgery again," the tournament organisers said on Friday.
Andy Murray addresses media representatives at a press conference after defeat in his first round men's singles match against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.
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Murray has struggled to regain form since undergoing hip surgery last January and was knocked out in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday having said the tournament could be his last as a professional.
"Due to ongoing pain in the hip, Andy Murray may have to undergo surgery again and therefore playing the upcoming tournaments including Marseille was no longer an option," the organisers said in a statement.
"It's tough but I don't have a choice, I was very keen on returning to Marseille where I won the tournament in 2008. This title, one of the first of my career, remains a great memory," Murray was quoted in the statement as having said.
A spokesperson for Murray told the Guardian: "No decision has been made about an operation, but he had already decided to withdraw from all tournaments. He will make a further announcement with a week or so.”
Additional reporting by Reuters.
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