Andy Murray, the 36-year-old three-time Grand Slam champion, has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open, with the Wimbledon Championships looming later in the summer.
The organizers of the tournament at Roland Garros in western Paris announced the participants of the French Open Sunday and said that Murray had withdrawn. Murray has never won the French Open, which is played on clay courts, though he reached the 2016 final before dropping it to Novak Djokovic. He has also appeared in four other semifinals at the French Open.
Murray has played in only one French Open since 2017. Play begins at this year’s tournament on May 28.
Murray joins another massive but aging superstar in the men’s game to withdraw from the tournament. On Thursday, Spanish player Rafael Nadal, who has won the French Open a record 14 times, announced he would miss the competition because of a lingering hip injury that has yet to fully heal.
A report earlier on Sunday from the BBC indicated that Murray was withdrawing from the French Open to prioritize Wimbledon, which is set to begin July 3. Two of Murray’s three career major victories have come at Wimbledon.
Murray has suffered two defeats over the last week; the first came in the first round of the Italian Open and the second was Wednesday at the ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux.
Murray became the world’s top-ranked player in 2016 after he reached three major finals, including his second career victory at Wimbledon.

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