ANDY MURRAY FORCED TO MAKE HEARTBREAKING WIMBLEDON 2024 DECISION

Andy Murray has confirmed he will miss the Wimbledon 2024 singles after he failed to recover in time from surgery on a spinal cyst.

Widespread speculation over Murray’s participation had dominated the build-up to this year’s Championships.

The 37-year-old was slated to face Tomas Machac in the men’s singles on Tuesday, while he and his brother Jamie are scheduled to play John Peers and Rinky Hijikata in the doubles later this week.

Conflicting reports emerged after Murray was forced to retire from his match against Jordan Thompson at Queen’s Club a fortnight ago with a back injury.

Before that match, British legend Murray strongly suggested that he would play Wimbledon singles for the final time this summer before his retirement from tennis and would enter the doubles tournament with his brother.

After the match, however, it was thought that Murray’s injury would result in a six-week absence and he wouldn’t recover in time to feature at SW19.

Murray’s mother Judy rubbished those reports and his camp were angered by the leak, confirming in a statement that no decision had been made.

Murray delayed a decision on his participation until Tuesday morning but has now been forced to admit defeat and will not be playing in singles, He will, however, participate in doubles with his first-round match scheduled to be played between Wednesday and Friday.

News of Murray missing singles comes as a huge blow to the Wimbledon fans who have been queuing to catch a final glimpse of him since Monday morning.

‘Andy 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,’ a spokesperson said.

Murray has also sat down with Metro.co.uk for an exclusive interview and has urged British fans to throw their support behind Jack Draper.

The British No.1, who is seeded 28th, faces Elias Ymer in the men’s singles first round on Tuesday.

‘He’s a really exciting player to watch and I think he’s got a big future,’ Murray told Metro. ‘Jack’s definitely got the ability to go right to the top of the game. There’s always a lot of pressure on the British players at Wimbledon but hopefully he can do well there.’

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