- Briton forced to withdraw just over an hour before match
- Murray must now hope to recover in time for Italian Open
Andy Murray will not get the chance to test himself against his oldest rival, Novak Djokovic, for the first time since 2017 after he was forced to withdraw from their third round match at the Madrid Open after suffering from illness.
It is a tough blow for Murray, who officially withdrew just over an hour before the pair had been scheduled to compete as the first match on Court Manolo Santana at 12pm in Madrid on Thursday. It would have marked their first match in more than five years and their 37th overall.