Murray to use protected ranking to play Australian Open By Mercury on December 5, 2018 Andy Murray will use his protected ranking of world number two to gain entry to January’s Australian Open. Source: BBC Related Published in Tennis Mercury More from TennisMore posts in Tennis »Konta surges into Italian Open last four but Osaka out with hand injuryNadal through to Italian Open semis as Federer withdrawsFederer fights back to reach Italian Open last eightKyrgios forfeits after storming off court at Italian Open