06 February,2011 08:02 AM IST | | AFP
Andy Murray will hope to capitalise on the absence of his Australian Open nemesis Novak Djokovic when he lines up as the second seed at the ATP Rotterdam Open, starting on Monday.
The Scot returns to action just a week after losing in straight sets to Djokovic in the Australian Open final ufffd his second defeat in the Melbourne final in consecutive years. Djokovic has been ruled out of the Rotterdam tournament with a shoulder injury.
Murray, despite hinting after his third unsuccessful Grand Slam final appearance that he was considering taking time away from the sport. Instead, the 23-year-old will return to the indoor event that he won in 2009,u00a0 against fellow former Melbourne finalist Marcos Baghdatis in the first round.
