Andy Murray has withdrawn from Wimbledon singles matches a week after undergoing surgery to remove a cyst from his spine, and his management said Tuesday that the two-time All England champion would bow out of the tournament by playing doubles with his brother.
The 37-year-old, who plans to retire after the Paris Olympics later this month, was due to face Tomas Machac on Centre Court on Tuesday in the first round of singles. He was replaced in the draw by David Goffin, who lost in qualifying last week.
“I just want to get the chance to play one more time, hopefully on Centre Court, and … feel that energy,” Murray said Sunday. “I wasn’t planning on last year being my last year on tour. I wanted to get back out there. I don’t have that plan this year. I’m coming to the end of my career.”
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Murray won Wimbledon in 2013, becoming the first British men’s singles champion at the tournament in 77 years, and in 2016, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
He captured the 2012 US Open title, rose to the top of the ATP rankings and is the only player with back-to-back Olympic singles gold medals. Those Olympic medals came in London in 2012 — when the tournament was held at the All England Club — and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
AP
2024-07-02 16:05:58
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