Andy Murray withdraws from Wimbledon singles but commits to doubles Andy Murray

Andy Murray’s Wimbledon singles career is over after a back injury forced him to withdraw from the men’s draw for the final Championship match in the first round on Tuesday morning.

The two-time Wimbledon singles champion was scheduled to face Czech Tomas Mahak on Center Court but was unable to fully recover from back surgery he underwent 10 days ago. But Murray has confirmed that he intends to compete in the men’s doubles this week with his brother Jamie.

Murray’s representative said: “Unfortunately, despite Andy’s tremendous efforts in recovery since his surgery over a week ago, he has made the very difficult decision not to compete in singles competition this year. As you can As you can imagine, he is very disappointed, but he has confirmed that he will play doubles with Jamie and is looking forward to playing Wimbledon for the last time.

Murray’s preparations suffered a painful blow two weeks ago when the 37-year-old was forced to withdraw from Queen’s University due to pain and numbness in his back and right leg. He underwent back surgery to remove a spinal cyst that had been pressing on a nerve in his back.

While some doctors have suggested Murray could take up to six to 12 weeks to recover from surgery, he’s fit enough to train live over the past few days, where he put up a convincing win over Kyle The Edmond game was stopped at the end of playing time.

But the challenge of facing the top player Machak, ranked 39th, in a best-of-five-set format was too great. When Murray retired at Queen’s after five painful games, he said he wished he had never stepped onto the court because it would have been a very embarrassing scene for spectators and fans. If he had played at Wimbledon but failed to remain competitive, his final memory on Center Court would have been equally painful.

“When it’s over, I don’t know, maybe a little bit over,” Murray said of his Wimbledon hopes. “I just want to have a chance to play another game at Center Court and feel the excitement. Last year, I didn’t plan for this to be my last tour. I wanted to come back and play again, but I didn’t plan to do that this year.

Murray also faces the risk of keyhole surgery causing the wound to reopen, although he has said he can bear those risks. “Based on my discussions with my surgeon and the medical experts around me, the biggest risk from a wound perspective is the reopening of the wound,” he said.

“My spine is strong and stable. The inflammation is going down every day. There’s very little damage to the muscles and everything. The thing is, if the wound is very small, if it’s going to be reopened, I have to deal with it. But I can accept the risk .

Murray said his motivation for trying to recover in time was simply the hope of playing Wimbledon one last time. Murray won two of his three Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon, becoming the first Briton in 77 years to win the title in 2013 and then again three years later. He also won an Olympic singles gold medal at the 2012 Wimbledon Olympics in London.

Instead, these hopes did not materialize. However, Murray will still spend the emotional farewell with his brother Jamie, 38. players.

Murray confirmed this week that he would not compete beyond this summer as he waited until the last minute to make a decision on whether to play Wimbledon. His last match was the Olympic Games at Roland Garros in Paris, where he was a two-time gold medalist in singles and a silver medalist in mixed doubles.

After an extremely difficult week, Murray did receive some good news on Monday, as in addition to his singles match, he was also included in the doubles draw alongside Dan Evans.