Andy Murray Withdraws From Wimbledon Singles, But Will Play Doubles With Brother Jamie
Posted by Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday July 2, 2024
Andy Murray opted to withdraw from Wimbledon singles.
The 37-year-old was on a last-ditch push to get fit early after undergoing back surgery to remove a vertebra 10 days ago, but decided to pull out on Monday morning.
His place will be taken by David Goffin from Belgium who lost to luck.
“Unfortunately, despite working hard on his recovery since undergoing surgery a week ago, Andy has made the very difficult decision not to play singles this year,” read a statement from Murray's team.
Andy – sorry to hear you won't be playing singles this year.
But we look forward to seeing you competing in doubles and celebrating all the memories you have given us 💚💜 pic.twitter.com/rB7onqfirX
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 2, 2024
“As you can imagine, he is very disappointed but he has confirmed that he will be playing in the doubles with Jamie and is looking forward to competing at Wimbledon for the last time.”
Murray, who leads all active players with 119 grass-court wins, won Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016. The former World No.1, who became the first British man to win a major in 77 years when he won the US Open in 2012, owns a lifetime record of 739-262 with 46 titles on the ATP Tour.
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