Murray considering next move

World number 14 Andy Murray was uncertain about his immediate plans after his comeback from injury was abruptly halted by a 6-2 6-2 defeat by Fabio Fognini in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

The 13th seed had made a successful return to action on Tuesday when he beat American Robby Ginepri in straight sets in his first match since sustaining an injury to his right wrist in mid-May.

However, the 20-year-old, who did not attempt many big forehands in his opening-round win, could not repeat the feat against the 139th-ranked Fognini and now admits he may change his plans in order to be fit for the US Open.

The Dunblane player is scheduled to play in the Masters Series event in Cincinnati next week and in the ATP event in New Haven, Connecticut, the following week.

However, the nature of his defeat against the Italian has left him uncertain.

“I haven’t decided what I’m going to do,” said Murray.

“I might stay here and train. I might go to Florida to practise for a week. I just need to see what is the best thing for me. We’ll make a decision probably today or tomorrow.”

Unlike Ginepri, who although competitive could not live with Murray, Fognini took full advantage of Murray’s inability to fully use his forehand and the British number one admits he needs to banish any apprehension following the wrist injury.

“I just need to keep building confidence on it,” Murray said.

“I wanted to be back on the court so much, but it’s not enjoyable when you’re losing 6-2 6-2 against someone that you know you’d be favoured to beat when you’re ready.

“It is two-and-a-half weeks from now, so there’s something seriously wrong with my wrist if I’m not fine to play the US Open. If I had to, I’d go out and play there even if it was my first tournament (back).

“I’d like to think I’m sort of 70 to 80%.”

The Italian recorded five breaks of serve, repelling Murray on all but one of his six break points.

Murray especially struggled on his second serve, losing 77% of the points.

Fognini, who had not beaten a player ranked higher than 53rd this season, set the tone when he broke Murray in the first game and then raced out to a 4-1 advantage before closing out the first set.

The 20-year-old did the same in the second set, capitalising on all three of his break chances.

Although Murray broke back for 4-2, his opponent broke again and served out to end the his run in Canada.