Andy Murray to make return from ankle injury at Geneva Open after getting wildcard ahead of French Open
Updated 08/05/2024 at 14:31 GMT+1
Andy Murray will be back on court this month. The former world No. 1 has been out of action since suffering an ankle injury against Tomas Machac at the Miami Open in late March. He will return on clay at the Geneva Open, which starts on May 19, after getting a wildcard for the tournament. He is then expected to play at the French Open, which gets underway on May 26, and has entered Stuttgart.
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Andy Murray will make his return from injury at the Geneva Open, ahead of potentially competing at the French Open for the final time.
Murray, 36, has not played since suffering an ankle injury against Tomas Machac at the Miami Open in late March.
But he has been training on clay and will make his comeback as a wildcard at the Geneva Open, which starts on May 19.
It will be the first time Murray competes at the ATP 250 event.
The former world No. 1 is then expected to play at the French Open, which starts on Sunday, May 26, and has entered the grass-court Stuttgart Open, which begins on June 10.
The tournament in Stuttgart will mark the start of Murray's grass swing, which could also see him play Queen's and Wimbledon.
Murray looks set to be entering the final few months of his career after saying he likely won’t play beyond the summer.
The ankle injury he suffered against Machac seemed as though it might jeopardise his summer plans, but he opted against surgery and is now set for a return on clay.
Murray has only played the French Open once since 2020 and has cut down on his clay schedule in recent years as he has instead focused on preparing for the grass swing.
But he has said he would like to play in Paris one more time before he retires.
“Last few years I’ve tried to give myself maybe better preparation for the grass season, but that also doesn’t guarantee that you’re going to play really well on the grass,” he said earlier this year.
“I’ve had experiences through my career where I didn’t play the French Open in 2013 and I won Wimbledon. I also played the French Open and did really well in 2016 [when he also won the title at SW19].
“I don’t think it makes a huge difference if you get an extra week’s practice or so on the grass. So yeah, I would like to play one more time.”
The Paris Olympic tennis event this summer is also held at Roland-Garros, the venue of the French Open.
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