Andy Murray has withdrawn from this year’s French Open to prioritise the grass-court season.
The former Wimbledon champion, 36, has struggled to find his best form in recent weeks, making early exits in all main clay-court events of the season.
Murray has only played at Roland Garros once since 2017 and has never won the tournament – although he reached the final in 2016.
The French Open starts next week, with 14-time champion Rafael Nadal also announcing days ago that he was pulling out.
Murray is still considering which grass-court tournaments to target, the PA news agency said.
They may include Surbiton, which runs 4-11 June, and then Queen’s from 19-25 June.
Wimbledon is scheduled to start on July 3.
Murray has been trying to revive his career after major hip surgery in 2018.
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He won his first title in nearly four years, beating Tommy Paul in the final of the ATP Challenger event in Aix-en-Provence earlier this month.
But he was beaten in the first round at clay-court events in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome.
This week made another early exit on clay after losing to Stan Wawrinka at an ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux.
