Murray Forced to Retire in Second Round at Italian Open
May 15, 2013 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Photo credit: Kenneth B. Goldberg
Andy Murray was forced retired from his second-round match with Spanish at the 2013 Italian Open on Wednesday against opponent Marcel Granollers in the second round. After winning the second set, Murray walked off the court. He took a long injury break early in the second set, getting his left thigh and lower back massaged. Murray, celebrating his 26th birthday, called for the trainer while trailing 2-1 in the second set. He then lost the next two games to trail 4-1 before battling back to force a tie-breaker.
While he is ranked second this week in the ATP Men’s Singles Rankings, Murray is seeded third in this tournament. At last week’s Madrid Open, Murray was beaten by Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals. Murray’s best result in Rome was reaching the semifinals two years ago, when he lost to Novak Djokovic in a third-set tiebreaker.
Murray held a 2-0 head-to-head career advantage over Granollers, and is now 12-4 in ATP Masters 1000 play this season.
