Injury leaves Murray doubtful

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The Scot, celebrating his 20th birthday on Tuesday, led Italy's Filippo Volandri 5-1 in the first set when he suffered the injury after returning a powerful shot.

He attempted to play the next point but was left wringing his right wrist in intense pain and called for the trainer at 15-30, complaining that "something was moving".

Strapping was applied but he was forced to quit the match two points later after collapsing in agony attempting a forehand and went straight to hospital for a scan.

The injury comes as a further blow to Murray, whose season has stalled since the clay court campaign began, with a back injury and first-round exit at last week's Rome Masters halting his surge up the rankings.

Murray told his website, www.andymurray.com: "Today was a case of two extremes.In terms of my tennis it was the best I had hit a tennis ball since the start of my match with Nadal. But I was so disappointed with the injury.

"I have no idea where it came from, after going a year and a half without any injuries at all I've just had a bad run, so I'm hoping this will be the last one for the rest of year.

"It's tough to deal with as I'm not used to getting injured, and I know everyone will be saying 'he's injury prone, he's injury prone' but my reply is apart from the last couple of months, when have I been injured?

"How did I become injury prone when I had just played a full year on the tour without withdrawing from any matches? It's tough but it happens in sport sometimes but I am not injury prone at all. Go and ask Michael Owen if I'm injury prone!"

Murray has now completed just one match on the ATP Tour since reaching the semi-finals of the Miami Masters Series in March and will face a race against time to be fit for the clay court Grand Slam, which starts on May 27.