Andy Murray sent messages of support by tennis legends including Martina Navratilova and Boris Becker after devastating ankle injury at Miami Open

Martina Navratilova, Boris Becker, and Stan Wawrinka are among the tennis legends who sent messages of support to Andy Murray after his unfortunate ankle injury at the Miami Open. The former world No. 1 ended his campaign in the tournament after falling to Tomas Machac 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5).

Unfortunately for the Briton, during the third set, he twisted his left ankle, causing him to scream in pain on the court and requiring assistance from the physiotherapist just towards the end of the match.

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Although the 3-times Grand Slam champion completed the match, he later shared on social media the extent of his injury, revealing that he had a rupture of his ATFL (anterior talofibular ligament) and a near full-thickness rupture of his CFL (calcaneofibular ligament). Due to this, Murray will be out of the Tour for an extended period of time.

"Yesterday towards the end of my match in Miami I suffered a full rupture of my ATFL and near full thickness rupture of my CFL. I will see an ankle specialist when I return home to determine next steps. Goes without saying this is a tough one to take and I’ll be out for an extended period. But I’ll be back with 1 hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is right," Murray captioned his Instagram post.

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The post by Murray received numerous responses from iconic figures within tennis, such as former tennis players Martina Navratilova, Boris Becker, and Rennae Stubbs.

“Yikes. Fingers crossed for Andy!" Martina Navratilova posted on X

"Tough one …. Keep your dream alive finishing on your own term! ( Wimbledon) 🙌🙌🙌 ," Becker commented.

"If anyone can do it, you can! Sending good vibes mate. You’re a f$cking Warrior! +Love ya ❤ 🙌 ," Rennae Stubbs wrote.

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Yikes. Fingers crossed for Andy!

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Praying for a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹🙏 @andy_murray

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Several tennis players expressed their support for Andy Murray with emojis and short messages, including Tomas Etcheverry, Sloane Stephens, Stan Wawrinka, Barbora Strycova, Fabio Fognini, Neal Skupski, Naomi Broady, Sabine Lisicki, among others. Here are the messages they left on his Instagram post:

""And you should have seen the coffee he had this morning to top off that news. Feel for you mate," Max Purcell wrote.

"Oh no 😢 I twitched when I saw it happen…Wishing you a good recovery! Can’t wait to see you back out there 🙏🏻 ," Sabine Lisicki commented.

"If anyone can do it, you can! Sending good vibes mate. You’re a f$cking Warrior! Love ya ❤ 🙌 ," Rennae Stubbs wrote.

"🙏 ❤️ ," Barbora Strycova commented.

"👏 ❤ ," Fabio Fognini wrote.

"Back stronger ❤️‍🩹," Neal Skupski commented.

"If anyone can do it, it’s you 💪 💪 ," Naomi Broady wrote.

"❤ ❤ ," Tomas Martin Etcheverry wrote.

"Speedy recovery!!!!!!! You’ll be back in no time!!!" Stephens commented.

"🙏🏻 🙏🏻 ❤️ ❤️ ," Stan Wawrinka commented