Due to his inability to fully recuperate from spinal cyst surgery, Andy Murray has announced that he would not be competing in the Wimbledon 2024 singles.
The lead-up to this year’s Championships had been dominated by widespread rumors about Murray’s participation.
In the men’s singles on Tuesday, the 37-year-old was supposed to play Tomas Machac. Later in the week, he and his brother Jamie were supposed to play Jamie John Peers and Rinky Hijikata in the doubles.
There have been differing stories since Murray’s back ailment prompted him to end his Queen’s Club match against Jordan Thompson two weeks ago.
Before that match, British legend Murray strongly suggested that he would play Wimbledon singles for the final time this summer before his retirement from tennis and would enter the doubles tournament with his brother.
After the match, however, it was thought that Murray’s injury would result in a six-week absence and he wouldn’t recover in time to feature at SW19.
Murray’s mother Judy rubbished those reports and his camp were angered by the leak, confirming in a statement that no decision had been made.
News of Andy Murray decision was confirmed on Tuesday morning
Murray put off making a decision until Tuesday morning, but he has now been forced to concede defeat and withdraw from the singles competition. Murray will, however, compete in doubles, with his first-round encounter taking place between Wednesday and Friday.
For those who have been waiting in line since Monday am to see Murray for the last time, the news that he has missed singles is devastating.
‘Andy is extremely disappointed but has confirmed that he will be playing in the doubles with Jamie and looks forward to competing at Wimbledon for the last time,’ a spokesperson said.
Murray has also sat down with Metro for an exclusive interview and has urged British fans to throw their support behind Jack Draper.
The British No.1, who is seeded 28th, faces Elias Ymer in the men’s singles first round on Tuesday.
‘He’s a really exciting player to watch and I think he’s got a big future,’ Murray told Metro. ‘Jack’s definitely got the ability to go right to the top of the game. There’s always a lot of pressure on the British players at Wimbledon but hopefully he can do well there.’