Organizers say they understand his choice, especially given that Murray has played in the Rogers Cup every year since 2006.
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British number one Andy Murray will not defend his Rogers Cup title in Toronto next week. In fact, Wimbledon was the fifth straight time that Murray had advanced to a tournament final this season.
“My body needs some recovery time after reaching the latter stages of tournaments over the past few months”, he said. The other three are the French, Australian and U.S. Opens. “I’m sorry to my fans in Toronto, but I look forward to being back in Canada next year”. TSN first reported that Murray would skip the ATP event, instead opting to train for two weeks in Spain in preparation to defend his gold at the upcoming Rio Olympics on Sunday evening.
‘Looking ahead, it is best for me that I take more time after Wimbledon – Federer wrote on Facebook – I look forward to coming back to Canada next year and I wish Karl Hale and everyone at Tennis Canada a very successful tournament’.
While on the island for a minimum of 10 days, Murray is set to do some training with Rafael Nadal, who is trying to recuperate from wrist problems before heading to Brazil.
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The Rogers Cup, which switches venues between Toronto and Montreal each year for the men and women, is an ATP Masters 1000 event and the first of the Emirates Airline US Open Series.
