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Murray to miss Barcelona Open

ESPN staff
April 19, 2011

Andy Murray has been forced to withdraw from the Barcelona Open after failing to overcome an elbow injury he suffered in Monte Carlo.

The Scot battled through the pain in his semi-final against Rafael Nadal before eventually losing in three sets to the world No. 1, who went on to win the tournament.

The problem is not thought to be serious enough to prevent him from missing the French Open, with the absence expected to be brief.

"Under advice from the medical experts I have had to withdraw from the Barcelona tournament due to a right elbow injury," Murray said. "I'm going to take four to five days' rest and begin practising at the start of next week."

Murray is due to play in Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome next month - warm-up tournaments for the French Open, which gets under way in Paris on May 22.

Elsewhere, seventh-ranked Tomas Berdych has also pulled out because of a stomach virus.

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