Rio 2016 | Andy Murray disappointed about the withdrawals of Federer and Wawrinka

Switzerland’s world number four Stan Wawrinka became the latest to join the top tennis stars missing from Rio yesterday after he pulled out due to a back injury. With the Swiss also giving Rio a miss, five of the top 10 players in the ATP rankings will be absent in the quadrennial event. Apart from Wawrinka, World No.3 Roger Federer, 2016 Wimbledon runner-up and World No.7 Milos Raonic, World No.8 Tomas Berdych and No.10 Dominic Thiem will be the high-profile stars missing from the event.

“It was unfortunate with Roger and Stan . They are two guys who are great players and capable of winning events like this,” Murray told EPSN after his first practice session on Tuesday at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio. “It is a shame they aren’t here, but it is still a pretty strong field.

The Zika virus has been one of the reasons for players to withdraw from the Games, but the 29-year-old seemed unconcerned about the reports about the virus.

“I spoke to my doctor, and he assured me everything should be OK. Hopefully, I don’t get too many mosquito bites. I don’t think it is too bad at this time of year. Kim [his wife] not coming wasn’t down to health concerns. She was never coming.”