Andy Murray pulls out of Miami Open doubles after making heartbreaking comment

Andy Murray has pulled out of the doubles at the Miami Open after picking up an ankle injury in his singles defeat to Tomas Machac on Sunday. The legendary Scot was a set down when he levelled things up in the second at 5-5, but pulled up sharply as he rushed towards his chair at the end of the game.

The 36-year-old then proceeded to clutch his left ankle and scream in agony as officials called the physiotherapist onto the court. Remarkably though, after lengthy treatment and having his foot strapped, Murray was able to bravely continue before eventually going down 7-5 5-7 7-6 (7-5) in the third-round clash.

World No. 60 Machac will now face Italian Matteo Arnaldi in the fourth round. And British hopes were dealt a further blow on Monday when Cameron Norrie went down to Daniil Medvedev in straight sets.
After his defeat, a crestfallen Murray admitted the loss was likely to represent his last match in Miami. “I wasn’t thinking about all the matches I played,” he said. “Just more that that’s the last match that I am going play here which is sad because I love it here. I’ve spent so much of my tennis career here and I would have liked it to have gone on a little bit longer.”