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Murray on Friday took the late decision to play in Spain
after a surprise defeat at the hands of Spaniard Albert
Ramos-Vinolas in the last 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Murray had been scheduled to play just Madrid and Rome ahead of
the French Open. The Scot had suffered an elbow injury in March,
and only made his return from a five-week layoff on Wednesday in
Monaco.
It has been a tough start to 2017 for Murray after finishing
last year as the world’s top-ranked player. His run of 28
consecutive wins was brought to an end by Novak Djokovic in Doha
in January, while unheralded Mischa Zverev ended Murray's hopes
of a maiden Australian Open title in Melbourne.
Murray won his first tournament of the year in Dubai last month,
but a week later suffered a shock defeat to world number 129
Vasek Pospisil – his first loss to a player outside the top 100
in six years.
(Editing by Ossian Shine)
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