ANDY MURRAY WITHDRAWS FROM WIMBLEDON AS TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS FORCED INTO DRASTIC CHANGE

Wimbledon officials have been forced to alter their schedule for the second day of the tournament after Andy Murray withdrew from his scheduled match against Tomas Machac.

The three-time major champion has strongly indicated this will be his last Wimbledon Championships before retiring from the sport.

But his plans suffered a huge blow after he sustained an injury at Queen's before undergoing spinal cyst removal surgery just last week.

He was still entered in both the singles and doubles draw for Wimbledon, but his participation in the former was still in question.

Murray took to the practice court on Monday for 90 minutes to hit with compatriot Kyle Edmund in an attempt to see whether he would be able to play a competitive singles match.

Speaking after he came off the court, Murray indicated he still wasn't sure if he he had 'enough to compete'.

The former world No 1 said he would speak to his team and family before making a final decision.

But he's now decided to pull out of his singles match at Wimbledon with tournament officials now forced to alter their Centre Court schedule.

He's still expected to play in the doubles alongside his brother Jamie, which gets underway on Thursday.

A spokesperson 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.”

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