The wait was long but the final announcement of Andy Murray’s (37 years old) withdrawal came this Tuesday in a statement from his entourage relayed by Reuters. Injured in the back at the Queen’s tournament on June 19 and operated on three days later, the Briton waited until the day of his first match, which should have taken place in the third rotation on the Center Court against the Czech Tomas Machac (39th in the world), to announce his withdrawal from the draw.
In doubles with his brother
“Sadly, despite working incredibly hard to recover since his surgery just over a week ago, Andy has made the very difficult decision not to play singles this year,” his family said. “As you can imagine, he is extremely disappointed but has confirmed that he will play doubles with Jamie and is looking forward to competing at Wimbledon for the last time.”
This 2024 edition was like the last dance of a British tennis legend, a double winner at Wimbledon (2013, 2016). However, as announced in the press release, Andy Murray will line up in doubles with his brother Jamie. The opportunity for him to tread, once again, the London grass on which he shone so much (winner of the 2012 Olympics in London). David Goffin (83rd in the world), eliminated in the third round of qualifying against the 148th in the world Mattia Bellucci (6-3, 2-6, 7-6 [4]6-4), enters the draw and will play his tenth Wimbledon.
