Achi news desk-
Andy Murray will not need surgery on his left ankle as he steps up his return to tennis.
Last month, the Scot severely damaged both ankle ligaments in his third-round exit at the Miami Open.
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Moza, 36, tore his ATFL (anterior talofibular ligament) and CFL (calcaneofibular ligament) in the final games of his Florida loss to Tomas Machak of the Czech Republic.
The good news from his camp is that he does not need surgery, which would have likely ruled him out of Wimbledon in July.
His rehab is obviously going well and he hopes to start hitting the field again soon.
There is no official date yet for a return to competition, but the French Open, which starts on May 26, may come too soon.
The former world number one wants to perform at the 16th and final Wimbledon this summer.
The three-time Grand Slam champion plans to hang up his racket at the end of the summer, but no official retirement date has been set.
He will be hoping to have a high enough rating in June to secure a place on the GB team at the Paris Olympics – his fourth Olympic Games.
Meanwhile, Emma Raducano has “stress tested” her body on clay as she looks to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
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The former US Open champion won two hard-fought three-set matches back-to-back on the red material as Great Britain ousted France to reach the Billie Jean King Trophy final in November.
The second singles tie – the match that sealed Britain’s progress – was nearly three hours but she got through it without fitness issues.
On Tuesday, she will face German three-time Slam champion Angelique Kerber on the same surface in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix of Tennis in Stuttgart.
Parisian clay will host the French Open and the Olympics this summer at Roland Garros and Raducano shows it can adapt wonderfully to the demands of the clay.
At the Olympics, there are only two quota places available for low-ranked former tennis champions and she faces a fight to be part of Team GB’s plans.
Raducano, 21, said: “It was a monumental effort by the whole team last weekend. There is so much to be proud of.
“I worked hard. It was a nice little reward. It was a nice feeling to put those performances on the field. It was a confidence builder.
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“Most of the work is done in those training weeks when you come home and nobody sees you.
“You don’t post on social media all the training you do because it’s just your day to day. That’s how you are.
“It helped. I did two excellent weeks of training. I was able to test my training in a real situation.
“The stress tests went really well. I’m very pleased with it. I’m looking forward and excited for the clay season to continue.
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“I feel tired right now to be honest. I played two matches in three sets against top level opposition. I’m not going to lie, I’m tired.
“The priority now is recovery and trying to reach the best possible physical condition.”
