A cruel end for Andy Murray at Wimbledon. Double winner of the London Grand Slam (2013, 2016), the Briton will not be able to play the singles for his last at SW19: the former world number one withdrew from the draw this Tuesday morning. Forced to withdraw against Jordan Thompson at Queen’s on June 19, the Glasgow native had until now left doubts hanging over his participation after having undergone surgery ten days ago to have a cyst removed from his back.
Andy – we’re sorry to hear you won’t be playing singles this year.
But we are so looking forward to seeing you compete in the doubles and celebrating all the memories you have given us 💚💜 pic.twitter.com/rB7onqfirX
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 2, 2024
“Unfortunately, despite his incredible efforts to recover since his surgery just over a week ago, Andy has made the very difficult decision not to play the singles this year,” the organisers announced in a statement.
One last dance alongside his brother Jamie
Eager to give it his all to play one last time in his favourite tournament, Murray had decided not to officially withdraw until the last moment. “I’ve had a complicated ten days since Queen’s. The back operation was not insignificant. I did my best to play here. I had a big cyst that was compressing my nerves, which made me lose some control of my right leg. I will certainly make a decision on Monday evening.”
It was finally on Tuesday morning that the man with three Major titles made his decision, not considering himself able to challenge Tomas Machac on Centre Court during the afternoon. “Extremely disappointed”, Murray confirmed that this was indeed his last participation in Wimbledon, he who has often confided that he does not see himself playing beyond the summer of 2024. The Scot will still appear in front of the London public this year for the doubles, which he will play alongside his brother Jamie.
