Andy Murray Confirms First Monte Carlo Appearance in 6 Years

Andy Murray will compete at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters, having confirmed his travel to Monaco.

Initially, the former ATP World No. 1 player from Great Britain was not supposed to qualify for the main draw of the first ATP Masters 1000 clay-court event of the season, which runs from April 9th to 16th.

But Murray benefited from a series of withdrawals from players such as Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, and Gael Monfils. They all withdrew from the tournament in Monte Carlo, allowing some alternates to enter the main draw.

Those withdrawals, along with some others, pushed the 57th-ranked Murray, who was entering as the 55th-ranked player, directly into the main draw. Yet, it was not clear if the Brit wouldn't add his name to the long list of withdrawals, as it wouldn't be the first time that he would skip the clay-court season to save his body for grass.

But that won't be the case in 2023. On social media, Murray shared a quick update. He mentioned that he finished a training week in Marbella, Spain, which was also combined with a family holiday. At the same time, he also confirmed that he will be traveling to Monte Carlo to compete at the clay-court Masters event.

Despite many withdrawals, the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters promises to be a great event as always, and the draw, which will be revealed in the coming hours, should give tennis fans a few more reasons to be excited.

Although the likes of Nadal, Alcaraz, and Auger-Aliassime won't be there, Novak Djokovic will want to use his chance to triumph, and Stefanos Tsitsipas will surely aim to defend his last year's title.