Andy Murray was dumped out of Wimbledon by Sam Querrey in the semi-finals

Roger Federer is through to the final four after he skipped the clay court season

Jamie Murray has reached the mixed doubles semi-finals with Martina Hingis

Jamie Murray has suggested his brother Andy may need to take a leaf out of Roger Federer’s book and take a break from tennis.

The younger Murray brother hobbled out of Wimbledon on Wednesday, limping through the final two sets of his quarter-final against Sam Querrey.

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The world No 1 and his team met with his hip specialist on Thursday to discuss the options going forward, and there must be a serious doubt over whether he will play his next scheduled event at the Canadian Open, which starts on August 7.

Andy Murray struggled with a hip injury as he lost to Sam Querrey in the quarter-final

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With Federer, meanwhile, looking fresh as a daisy after skipping the clay court season, Jamie said: ‘I don’t know exactly how Andy’s feeling and how his body is but I’m sure at some point he will have to manage his workload.

‘Federer’s done an amazing job of that. He skipped the clay court season so he’ s coming in fresh, he’s looking forward to playing and he’s got a great chance to win again. So I’m sure guys, not just Andy, will look at that and learn from that.’

Jamie, speaking after reaching the mixed doubles semi-finals with Martina Hingis, added: ‘He’d been battling the last couple of weeks with his hip and for him it’s most important to get that sorted and do what needs to be done to get him back on court and feeling 100 per cent.

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‘It’s your brother, you don’t like seeing him in pain and you could kind of tell that he wasn’t going to get through the match. Unfortunately it came at a huge event for him and I just hope he can get the necessary treatment, diagnosis, rest and come back stronger than he was before.’