Andy Murray will leave the decision on his participation at Wimbledon “as long as you can” as he wants to give himself the “best chance” to make his final appearance at the event.
Murray, the 2013 and 2016 Wimbledon champion, underwent spinal cyst surgery on Saturday after retiring at Queen’s earlier this month during his second round match against Jordan Thompson after numbness in his right leg, which the Scot later said he did not want. went to court.
With Wimbledon starting on Monday, Murray’s team released a statement saying the 37-year-old had resumed training and that he was “looking to” take part, although Murray said in an interview with The Times that “it’s probably more likely that I can’t play singles right now.”
Murray – who has indicated he will retire from tennis, with this summer’s Olympics in Paris as the “appropriate” end point – could still play doubles with brother Jamie.
A statement from Murray’s team read: “Andy has recovered from surgery and has started training again.
“At this stage, it is too soon to confirm whether he will play at Wimbledon, but he is working hard and the final decision will be made at the latest to give him the best chance to compete.”
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Murray said he took to the court in anger after retiring with a back injury during his match against Australia’s Jordan Thompson at the Queen’s Club.
‘I don’t want the Queen to be the last time on the tennis court’
Talk to The TimesMurray said: “Maybe it’s my ego that took me on the road, but I feel that I deserve the opportunity to give it until the last moment to make that decision.
“If I’m going to play on Monday, I might know that on Sunday there’s no chance I’ll be able to play. It’s complicated and it’s getting more complicated because I want to play at Wimbledon one more time.
“I don’t want the last time I play on the tennis court to be what happened at Queen’s. I know there are more important things in the world than how I finish my last tennis game.
“But because of what I’ve been through in the sport over the years, I’d at least like to play a match where I’m the most competitive.”
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Emma Raducanu relates to Murray’s injury struggles and hopes he will be fit to play at Wimbledon
“I already know that if I decide to try to play Wimbledon there are some risks involved and am I willing to take those risks. well.
“I’m not really hurt, but the nature of the nerve injury is that he’s a bit slow to recover.
“I don’t know exactly how long it will take for the nerves to get to the stage where I can compete or play, whether it’s three days or whether it’s three weeks or five weeks. It’s impossible to say.”
Murray can play if he is not fit for Wimbledon or the Olympics
Murray, who won Olympic gold medals at Wimbledon in 2012 and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, has been named in England’s squad for the 2024 Olympics.
He hopes to play singles as well as men’s doubles with Dan Evans at Roland Garros from Saturday 27 July.
“I can’t say that if I can’t play at Wimbledon and I don’t recover in time to play at the Olympics, I won’t even think about trying to play another tournament anywhere.
“But if I can play at Wimbledon and if I can play at the Olympics, that’s for sure.”
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