Andy Murray withdraws before Novak Djokovic 1/16 finals game at ATP Madrid Open

Madrid tournament director Feliciano Lopez revealed the reason why Andy Murray refused to play in a 1/8 match against Novak Djokovic. According to Lopez, Murray had food poisoning.

“He had food poisoning. He got better this morning. But, he was still not in a condition to go out on the court yet,” the Daily Mail quoted the director as saying.

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So, the third round match between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will not take place. The Serbian tennis player has reached the quarter-finals. In 1/4 finals, he will play against the winner of the pair Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) – Dusan Lajovic (Serbia).