Washington Aug 4 (IANS) Former world No. 1 tennis champion Andy Murray of Britain has announced his withdrawal from the Washington Open quarterfinal against Alex de Minaur of Australia citing fatigue.

He has also withdrawn from next week s Rogers Cup in order to recover Xinhua news agency reported.

"I won t be able to play my match tonight. I m exhausted after playing so much over the past four days " Murray said on Friday. He was playing on hard court after 18 months.
Coming back from a long-term injury Murray said: "I also need to be careful and listen to my body as I am making a comeback."

Murray said he will be preparing for the Cincinnati Open.

In his third tournament back from a hip surgery in January Murray showed signs of improvement reaching his first quarterfinals in more than a year.


--IANS mag/in