Andy Murray retired from his second round match at the Italian Open against Marcel Granollers on Wednesday after taking a long injury break previously and now reports say that he will be out of the French Open coming later in the month.

Murray was forced to walk off the court after winning the second set and losing the first 6-3 and while he got treatment earlier in the match on his back and thigh, it was unclear what the injury was. Rafael Nadal is the likely favorite now that Murray will be out and he has dominated on clay during his entire career and he is coming off a Madrid Open win last week once again.

Murray retired injured from the Italian Open on his 26th birthday on Wednesday, moments after he had leveled the second round match by winning the second set against Spain's Marcel Granollers.

The Scot, who had lost the opening set 6-3, won the second 7-6 but then decided to retire due to a hip problem that had been troubling him.

The world number two had needed treatment on court after the third game of the second set with Granollers leading 2-1.