Tournament director Jean-Francois Caujolle has denied calling for Andy Murray to be suspended from tennis for pulling out of this week’s Marseille Open.

A French tennis tournament boss has called for British number one Andy Murray to be suspended.

Andy Murray has two more chances to get his clay court preparation up to speed ahead of the French Open after he slumped to a 6-4 6-4 defeat at the hands of Mario Ancic in Barcelona.

Andy Murray is out of the Open Sabadell Atlantico Barcelona at the second-round stage after failing to take advantage of a handful of break points in his 6-4 6-4 defeat to Mario Ancic.