Andy Murray to make return from injury in Geneva before French Open

Andy Murray is scheduled to make his return to competition from a significant ankle injury later this month at the Geneva Open.

On Wednesday morning the Geneva Open announced that Murray had taken a wildcard into the ATP 250 event, which begins on 19 May, only a week before the start of the Roland Garros main draw begins in Paris.

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Murray has not competed since he ruptured his ankle ligament late in his third-round match at the Miami Open against Tomas Machac. After an extremely difficult start to the season, the 36-year-old had just begun to find some form in Miami, winning back to back matches for the first time in 2024 during that week. Against Machac, he was in the process of a dramatic comeback, recovering from 2-5 down in the third set to 5-5 just as he hurt his ankle.

Despite being able to finish the match and sign autographs afterwards, even coming within two points of winning the match in a decisive tie-break, Murray was diagnosed with a ruptured anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) and calcaneofibular ligament (CFL).

The injuries put Murray’s retirement plans under serious threat, with the possibility that he might have had to undergo surgery and face an even longer layoff. After consulting numerous experts, though, Murray opted not to have surgery. He has spent the past six months rehabilitating the injury and in recent weeks he began to train on clay.

Murray has competed at Roland Garros only once in 2020 since he began to suffer from serious hip problems, but he is keen to return to the tournament, where he was a finalist in 2016, one last time. He plans to contest most of the remaining big events, including the Paris Olympics, which will also be held at Roland Garros before his retirement. After Paris, assuming his ankle continues to hold up well, Murray will head back to the UK for his final appearances at Wimbledon and Queen’s.