“Unfortunately Andy Murray is ill and is not in a position
to play,” the organisers said.
It would have been the 37th meeting between Murray and
current world number one Djokovic, but the first since they played each other
in the Doha final in January 2017.
Djokovic now moves directly into a quarter-final against
either last year’s Wimbledon semi-finalist Hubert Hurkacz of Poland or Serbia’s
Dusan Lajovic.
The Serb, a three-time Madrid champion, is finding his
rhythm after competing sparingly this year following his deportation from
Australia over his Covid vaccination status, preventing him playing in the
Australian Open.
Murray has been beset by injury problems in recent years,
especially to his hip, and is now ranked 78th in the world.
The 34-year-old Scotsman had been given an invitation to the
Madrid tournament and beat first Dominic Thiem then Canadian 14th seed Denis
Shapovalov — who overcame Murray on the way to last year’s Wimbledon
semi-finals — to reach the last 16.
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