Andy Murray will delay his return to competition for up to two weeks in order to have more physiotherapy on his injured wrist. The British No 1, who has been out of action since suffering the problem in the Hamburg Masters in May, had hoped to play in the Los Angeles Open, which starts a week on Monday, but is not now expected to return until the Legg Mason Classic in Washington DC two weeks later.
The 20-year-old Scot tried to get ready in time to play at Wimbledon, where he was the No 8 seed, but he eventually had to admit defeat on the eve of the tournament. The Los Angeles event marks the start of the American hardcourt season, which Murray has said is his favourite part of the calendar, making it an ideal place to begin his comeback.
But Washington, where Murray reached the final last year, is more important in terms of defending his ranking points.
He rose three places from world No 11 in June despite his inactivity, but will begin to slide down the rankings unless he gets back to winning matches soon.
via: scotsman
