Andy Murray to return from ankle injury at Geneva this month, hinting at Roland Garros comeback

GENEVA (AP) — Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray is set to return from his ankle injury at the Geneva Open this month.

Tournament organizers announced Wednesday they had given the 36-year-old Murray one of three wildcard entries for the clay-court event that starts May 18.

Murray damaged multiple ligaments in his left ankle at the Miami Open last month, receiving treatment during the third set of his third-round match against Tomas Machac. He opted against surgery.

“Yesterday towards the end of my match in Miami, I suffered a full rupture of my ATFL and near full thickness rupture of my CFL. I will see an ankle specialist when I return home to determine next steps,” Murray wrote on Instagram at the time.

“Goes without saying this is a tough one to take and I’ll be out for an extended period. But I'll be back with one hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is right."

The former No. 1 has only played sparingly since having hip surgery in 2018 and has said he will probably retire after this summer. He is a two-time Wimbledon and Olympic champion and is hoping to compete for Britain again at the Paris Games.

At the Miami Open, Murray recorded his biggest win in 10 months with victory over No. 29 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the second round before falling 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5) to Machac.

Currently ranked No. 77 in the world, Murray owns a 5-8 record on the season.

The Geneva Open is a key warmup event for the French Open, where Murray is a former finalist but has only played once since reaching the 2017 semifinals.

Tennis.com Staff contributed to this reporting.