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Andy Murray confirms ‘last moment’ Wimbledon plan in tennis retirement update

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Andy Murray confirms ‘last moment’ Wimbledon plan in tennis retirement update

Andy Murray has said he will not rule out competing at Wimbledon this year “until the very last moment”.

The three-time Grand Slam champion underwent a back operation after he was forced to retire just five games into his second-round match at the Queen’s Club earlier this month. The tennis star required surgery to remove a spinal cyst and many believe the Scot will be forced to miss what could be his last Wimbledon.




But the 37-year-old, who had planned to retire from tennis this summer, has revealed he started hitting tennis balls only four days after the operation and has not given up hope of playing at his home Grand Slam tournament. He said: “I would say it’s probably more likely that I’m not able to play singles right now.”

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Murray – who the Express reports holds out hope of a doubles appearance with his brother Jamie despite battling injuries – added: “I’m also f***ing doing rehab 24/7 to try to give myself that opportunity to play there again.”

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) had previously come under fire for tweeting and then deleting a post saying that Murray would not compete at Wimbledon, which left his mum fuming. Judy Murray raged: “When your private medical details are leaked to the media by someone you thought you could trust. So disappointing,” she tweeted, adding: “And FYI not ruled out yet.”

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