Wimbledon signs ominous as Andy Murray withdraws from clay court openers with no return date certain

The signs are ominous for Andy Murray's recovery with the Brit withdrawing from BMW Open Munich and Monte-Carlo Masters in the coming weeks with a statement confirmed by his management team.

Murray has yet to have any surgery and is set to see a consultant in the coming days back in the UK. But ordinarily Murray doesn't play much of a clay court schedule so it will likely be that once he receives his verdict, Wimbledon or Olympic Games will be very much part of the plan.

But Martina Navratilova for instance doesn't actually see him returning to tennis due to the severity of the injury and the recovery needed for him to be any semblance of his former self. Murray was playing some of the best tennis for some time in an unfortunate end to his Miami Open campaign and he now faces another set back with a bleak outlook ahead.

The former World No.1 according to journalists has not yet found out his prognosis as the race against time begins and whether or not he will need surgery or just time away from the sport to recoup and heal from the ATFL and near full thickness rupture of his CFL in his ankle.

“Following consultation with his team and medical experts, Andy Murray has taken the decision to miss the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters and BMW Open Munich,” the statement read.

“At this stage, it is still not clear how long Andy will be out of action, and he is continuing to review options with his medical team.

“Obviously this is very disappointing news for Andy and he has reiterated his desire to get back on court as soon as possible.

“He thanks all his fans for their kind messages of support and will continue to update everybody as the situation evolves.”