Murray withdraws from the Mutua Madrid Open due to illness and Novak Djokovic advances to the quarterfinals

MADRID, 5 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Scottish tennis player Andy Murray has had to withdraw “due to illness” from the Mutua Madrid Open, the fourth Masters 1,000 of the season and which is played on clay, so Serbian Novak Djokovic goes directly to the quarterfinals.

“Unfortunately, Andy Murray will not be able to be at the Manolo Santana Stadium due to illness. We wish you a speedy recovery, Andy Murray”, confirmed the tournament on his official ‘Twitter’ profile, which indicated that it will now be the Russian Andrey Rublev and the British They give Evans those who open the turn in the center court from 12.00.

The duel between the number one in the world and the one from Dunblane, who is becoming competitive again after undergoing hip surgery and being on the verge of retiring, was one of the great attractions of the day this Thursday at the Caja’s facilities magical. Both were going to see each other for the thirty-seventh time, the first time since 2017. Now, Djokovic awaits the winner of the clash between the Polish Hubert Hurkacz and the Serbian Dusan Lajovic in the penultimate round.