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Murray reached the second round at the U.S.
Open this month in his first Grand Slam after hip surgery last
year, but after developing a pelvic issue at Flushing Meadows
the 33-year-old had to wait for a few days at home before
meeting his doctor.
The BBC reported a scan later showed Murray had tendonitis of
the psoas - a muscle which runs from the lower back to the top
of the leg.
"We had to get a (COVID-19) test when we got back from New York
and test negative before we could leave the house," Murray was
quoted as saying by the BBC on Friday.
"There was a bit of an issue with my test. It took five or six
days to come back, so I was in my house and I couldn't get that
checked out."
Former world number one Murray, a finalist at Roland Garros in
2016, said he had since been practising without discomfort
having arrived in Paris for the year's final Grand Slam.
"Once I started practising on the clay, I actually felt pretty
good. I've been playing, I think, quite well," Murray, who
received a wildcard entry to the French Open, said.
"Usually, it feels like it takes quite a long time to get used
to the surface again, and it didn't feel like it had been three
and a bit years since I had last played on it. It was better
than what I expected."
Murray will meet Stan Wawrinka in the first round at Paris.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sam
Holmes)
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