There isn’t any clear timescale for Andy Murray’s return after Britain’s former world primary ruptured ankle ligaments earlier in March.
The 36-year-old sustained the harm in his Miami Open third-round defeat.
A spokesperson stated Murray will miss April’s clay-court Monte Carlo Masters and BMW Open in Munich following a session with medical specialists.
The three-time Grand Slam champion has beforehand stated he doesn’t plan to “play a lot previous this summer time”.
Murray performed on to finish the match towards Machac, shedding 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-5), earlier than revealing the extent of the harm on Monday.
The Scot stated he had suffered a full rupture of his anterior talofibular ligament and close to full-thickness rupture of his calcaneofibular ligament.
“At this stage, it’s nonetheless not clear how lengthy Andy will likely be out of motion, and he’s persevering with to evaluate choices along with his medical staff,” an announcement from Murray’s administration staff learn.
“Clearly that is very disappointing information for Andy and he has reiterated his need to get again on courtroom as quickly as potential.”
Murray, who turns 37 in Could, stated earlier this yr that he needs compete at one other Olympic Video games earlier than he retires.
The 2-time Olympic champion has additionally indicated he needs to make one last look on the French Open, which begins on 26 Could.
Murray has solely performed as soon as at Roland Garros since present process career-saving hip resurfacing surgical procedure in 2019, shedding to Stan Warwinka within the first spherical in 2020.
Wimbledon, the place he’s a two-time champion, begins on 1 July, whereas the Olympics happen in Paris from 26 July.
Direct entry into the Olympic males’s singles will likely be given to the highest 56 gamers within the ATP rankings on 10 June.
Nevertheless, Murray may very well be positioned exterior and nonetheless qualify due to withdrawals, he is also given a spot as a former Olympic and Grand Slam champion.
His run to the final 32 in Miami took him to 59th within the rankings earlier than this harm setback.