Murray to Decide on Roland Garros "In Next Few Days" After Shock Loss in Rome

| by Alex Waite

Andy Murray said he needs time about whether to compete in the 2023 Roland Garros following an early exit at the Italian Open.

Despite an impressive victory at the ATP Aix-en-Provence Challenger event last week, Murray fell to a shock first-round loss against Fabio Fognini in the opening round of the 2023 Italian Open. The two rivals played the match with intensity and tensions boiled over once more when Murray took issue with an incorrect call from the umpire.

In reaction to the defeat, Murray was characteristically honest with his performance post-match and acknowledged he played some good and some poor tennis throughout. But, the British player also gave credit to Fognini for raising his level in the deciding set.

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"It was a pretty patchy match. There was some good stuff in there but also some pretty average stuff. He played very well in the third set. My level was OK in the third, but he played really well in the third.”

The three-time Grand Slam champion appeared downbeat following the loss and it ultimately led to questions about how longer the 35-year-old would continue to compete at the big competitions. Murray has departed at the first round stage in his last four ATP 1000 events, and it appears the Brit needs to reflect on his game with the 2023 French Open just two weeks away.

"I’d still like to play but we did agree that we’d talk and make a decision as a team after Rome. That is what I wanted, to see how my game felt, how I was playing and physically how I was doing in some of the longer matches before making a definitive call on it. We’ll have those discussions in the next few days."

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