Andy Murray’s recovery from an ankle ligament injury appears to have taken a huge step in the right direction after he posted footage of himself training on Instagram.
The Brit has not played since his dramatic round three defeat to Tomas Machac at the Miami Open, where he sustained an injury to his ankle in the closing stages of the contest.
Miami had been the first time this season that the world No 56 had been able to win consecutive matches at any event, making the timing of the injury even crueller.
“Towards the end of my match in Miami I suffered a full rupture of my ATFL and near full thickness rupture of my CFL,” he said on Instagram at the time.
“I will see an ankle specialist when I return home to determine next steps. 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 1 hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is right.”
But after a positive update earlier in the week, where Murray’s team revealed that the issue would not require surgery, the 36-year-old has provided further hope by posting a video of him hitting on an indoor court on his Instagram stories – with the video widely shared across social media.
The footage has given hope that Murray – a three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No 1 – will be back sooner than initially anticipated.
The Brit features on the French Open entry list – which was released earlier this week – though he has not played at Roland Garros since 2020, and all eyes are on whether he will be able to play at Wimbledon this year.
Murray has won his home major twice – and won his first Olympic title on Centre Court – and has heavily implied he could retire after the Championships next year.
Should he be fit, the Brit will likely hope to play at the Queen’s Club in the build-up to Wimbledon, while he could also play the Challenger events in Surbiton and Nottingham.
However, Murray is yet to make an official announcement about his summer schedule.