Murray targets return in a month

13 April 2012

Andy Murray hopes to be back in action next month after the disappointment of being forced to miss Wimbledon with a wrist injury.

Murray injured tendons in his right wrist in the first round of the Hamburg Masters on May 15, his 20th birthday.

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Murray injured his wrist at the Hamburg Masters

The British number one has not played competitively since but had hoped intensive treatment would allow him to take his place at the All England Club, where he reached the fourth round last year with a brilliant victory over two-time finalist Andy Roddick.

He eventually admitted defeated in his battle to be fit yesterday, but is aiming to return in the ATP Tour event in Los Angeles which starts on July 16.

"It's coming up to a very important time of the year for him, the American hard-court season, it's his best surface and he has a lot of points to defend because he did very well there last year," Murray's mother, Judy, told the BBC.

"This coming week he will be in the gym and the swimming pool to work his physical programme and strengthen his wrist, but he will be hitting very few balls this week."

Murray had said on Saturday he was "planning to play" but decided to withdraw after an indoor practice session at Roehampton yesterday.

"He could not hit through or over his forehand and was still feeling pain in his wrist," Murray added. "There was no point going out there if he was not 100% and risk further damage.

"The tennis circuit is 11 months, it's not just the Wimbledon fortnight and it's important for him to be fit for the long-term. Much as he was desperate to play it was not worth the long-term risk."

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