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Andy Murray progressed to the second round of an ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux after opponent Kyrian Jacquet retired at the start of the second set.<\/b><\/p>\n
Murray was leading 7-5 2-0 when Frenchman Jacquet, the world number 219, decided he could not continue.<\/p>\n
The Briton was making his comeback from ruptured ankle ligaments<\/a> suffered at the Miami Open in March.<\/p>\n “I thought I did quite well,” said Murray after the win. “Coming back from injury, I guess it’s not easy.<\/p>\n “My ankle feels really good. It was quite a big injury, but the recovery was much better than what me and my team expected.<\/p>\n “I worked really, really hard on the rehab. I trained it every day from when I got back from Miami to try to come back as quickly as possible. I’m happy with how it’s all going. Let’s see, hopefully I can keep going.”<\/p>\n Despite the disappointment of an early finish, the crowd in Bordeaux treated Murray to a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ at the end of the match on his 37th birthday.<\/p>\n He will play Gregoire Barrere in the next round after the Frenchman beat Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6 6-2.<\/p>\n Murray opted not to have surgery on the ankle injury to reduce recovery time with hopes of playing at the French Open, Wimbledon and the Paris Olympics this summer.<\/p>\n “I want to play the French Open again. I always love playing at Roland Garros, it’s a special tournament,” Murray said.<\/p>\n “Of the four Grand Slams, it was a really difficult tournament because clay has always been the hardest surface for me.<\/p>\n “I came really close one year [losing to Novak Djokovic in 2016 final], and it would have been my biggest achievement if I could have won there, so it’s great to have a chance to play there.”<\/p>\n The three-time Grand Slam champion says he does not plan to “play much past this summer”<\/a> but has not announced where his final tournament will be.<\/p>\n British number three Dan Evans, seeded fifth, is also through to the next round after beating France’s Hugo Grenier 6-4 6-4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n