Tennis: Injured Murray says likely to miss rest of season

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Bruno Soares of Brazil and Jamie Murray of Great Britain react against Robert Lindstedt of Sweden and Jordan Thompson of Australia during their third round Men’s Doubles match on Day Eight of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 4 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s Andy Murray said on Wednesday he is unlikely to play again this season due to a hip injury that forced him to pull out of the US Open.

“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to compete in the upcoming events in Beijing and Shanghai, and most likely, the final two events to finish the season in Vienna and Paris due to my hip injury which has been bothering me the last few months,” the three-time Grand Slam champion said on his Facebook page.

The 30-year-old Scot has not played since a five-set Wimbledon quarter-final loss to American Sam Querrey in July.

Murray suffered the injury in a five-set French Open semi-final loss to Swiss Stan Wawrinka in June.

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