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Andy Murray to miss French Open and whole of clay court season

Andy Murray will not play at the French Open and will instead focus on preparing for Wimbledon in the summer.

It is the second year running the 34-year-old Briton will miss Roland Garros which runs from 22 May until 5 June.

Murray will also sit out the entire clay-court season which starts at the Monte Carlo Masters on 9 April.

"I am not planning on playing through the clay, the past couple of years, the clay has made issues worse, I don't want to take that risk," he said.

Former world number one Murray - currently ranked 102 in the world - has been attempting to return to his former levels after major surgery in 2019 on a career-threatening hip problem.