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.
Murray said he did not rule out playing on clay in the future.
“It’s not that I wouldn’t potentially play on clay in the future,” he added. “Last year I almost missed Wimbledon and was close to not playing the grass season.
“I will still try to compete a bit during that period, I won’t do nothing, that’s my plan just now. I had a busy end of last year and the next couple of months. I won’t take any risks and hopefully get a good build-up to the grass season.”
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