Andy Murray has confirmed he won't compete in this year's Australian Open after he tested positive to coronavirus.<\/p>\n
Murray, who had been isolating at his home in Surrey, England, revealed he would not make the trip to Melbourne after failing to come up with a solution with Open officials.<\/p>\n
"Gutted to share that I won't be flying out to Australia to compete at the Australian Open," he said.<\/p>\n
"We've been in constant dialogue with Tennis Australia to try and find a solution which would allow some form of workable quarantine, but we couldn't make it work.<\/p>\n
"I want to thank everyone there for their efforts, I'm devastated not to be playing out in Australia. It's a country and tournament that I love."<\/p>\n
Murray was asymptomatic and has since completed his period of isolation and he is able to resume training. <\/p>\n
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Murray and his team held discussions with the Tennis Australia chief executive, Craig Tiley, and were hopeful they would be able to arrange a modified 14-day quarantine but were unable to come to an agreement.<\/p>\n
Murray, 33, has been a runner up at the Australian Open five times, but a hip injury has derailed his career.<\/p>\n
The former world No.1 revealed on January 15 that he had tested positive – three weeks before the start of the Open due to begin on February 8.<\/p>\n
Murray played only seven Tour-level matches because of injuries connected to a pelvic problem and the disruption caused by the pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"