ANDY MURRAY in a race against time to be fit for Wimbledon seems like a familiar story.
But this time, in his planned final season, it has a new poignancy. Because screaming in agony on an outside court at the Miami Open before losing to the world No.60 is no way for one of the sport's modern greats to say goodbye.
The former world No.1 had admitted earlier this month he'll "likely not play past this summer" when his last event I was set to be Wimbledon or playing doubles at the Paris Olympics.
Late on Monday night UK time he posted on Instagram the news he had ruptured two ankle ligaments and would be out for "an extended period".
The Scot, who turns 37 in May, will now return to London and see an ankle specialist to get a more detailed diagnosis.
He had been scheduled to play next at the Monte-Carlo Masters on April 7 at the start of the clay-court season before a final French Open.
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