Former world No.1 Andy Murray will be sidelined for an "extended period" after suffering a severe ankle injury during his exit from the Miami Open.
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The 36-year-old Briton made his last ever appearance at the Miami Open on Sunday, losing 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-5) in the third round to Czech Tomas Machac.
With the score locked at 5-5 in the third set Murray rolled his left ankle, dropped his racquet and covered his face, screaming in pain as he hopped to his seat grimacing.
"Yesterday towards the end of my match in Miami I suffered a full rupture of my ATFL (anterior talofibular ligament) and near full thickness rupture of my CFL (calcaneofibular ligament)," the three-time grand slam champion posted on Instagram.
"Goes without saying this is a tough one to take and I'll be out for an extended period."
Murray, who has contested five Australian Open finals, has previously said he does not plan to "play much past this (northern) summer" but hoped to compete at another Olympics.
His home grand slam at Wimbledon, where he has twice been champion, begins on July 1, while tennis at the Paris Games gets under way on July 27.
"I will see an ankle specialist when I return home to determine next steps," Murray wrote.
"But I'll be back with one hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is right."
Australian Associated Press
