Andy Murray to sit out of clay court season

Andy Murray will miss out on the French Open and the entire clay season after deciding not to play on the surface because of his body.

Playing tennis on clay is very taxing on the body which is why many tennis players choose not to play on the surface much when they get older. Murray is no exception and with his lengthy list of injuries the British player has simply not played a lot on the surface in recent years. That is why he elected to skip over the entire clay season in 2022.

On the decision he said:

Right now I am not planning on playing through the clay. The past couple of years, the clay has made issues worse; last year I had some issues at the beginning of the year, the clay didn't help, so I've spoken to my team about that and this year while I feel good and healthy, I don't want to take that risk."

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Murray further said:

"It's not that I wouldn't potentially play on clay in the future. Last year I almost missed Wimbledon, was close to not playing the grass season, I'm not planning on playing the clay. I will still try to compete a bit during that period, I won't do nothing, that's my plan just now. I had a busy end of last year and the next couple of months I won't take any risks and hopefully get a good build up to the grass season."