- Wimbledon swansong pushed into doubles with brother
- Former champion has been recovering from back surgery
Andy Murray’s Wimbledon singles career has come to an end after he was forced to withdraw from the men’s draw at his final championships on the morning of his scheduled first round match against Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic as he was unable to sufficiently recover from the back surgery he underwent 10 days ago. Murray, however, has confirmed that he will compete alongside his brother, Jamie, in the men’s doubles competition when it begins this week.
In a statement, Murray’s representatives said: “Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, Andy has taken the very difficult decision not to play the singles this year. As you can imagine, he 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.”
Murray’s preparations for his final Wimbledon had suffered a painful blow two weeks ago when the 37-year-old was forced to withdraw from Queen’s due to pain and numbness in his back and right leg. Murray soon underwent back surgery to remove a spinal cyst, which had been compressing nerves in his back.
Even though some doctors had suggested that it would take as much as six to 12 weeks for Murray to recover from his surgery, the Scot has since been rushing to recover in time to compete in his scheduled first round match against Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic. Murray was fit enough to train on-site and in full view of the media over the past few days and he was even winning convincingly against Kyle Edmund when their practice match was stopped at the end of their court time.
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