Wimbledon 2024: Tennis Fans Prepare for ‘Sir’ Andy Murray’s Farewell After Surgeon’s Devastating Take on His Injury

The 2024 season is set to mark several moments of emotional overflow for the fans. While Amazon Prime Video dropped a masterpiece to revisit Roger Federer‘s last days on tour, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal have plans to join the legend by ending their own careers as well. Even after having just a few events left to enjoy his days on tour, Murray suffered a setback at the Queen’s Championship, which the medical professionals refer to as something serious.

Andy Murray’s dominant start at the ongoing grass court event surprised fans. While everyone was expecting a similar performance in the second-round match against Jordan Thompson, the Briton lost “coordination, control and strength” and therefore had to withdraw, leaving a scare for his admirers. Although there’s still no specific update from Murray’s team about the injury, a British media channel gathered the opinion of an expert who referred to it as a slipped disc.

Although he wasn’t the one who physically examined Andy Murray, Professor Arun Ranganathan’s views suggested, “Looking at the video footage where he lost coordination and control over his leg, I feel it’s likely that he’s slipped a disc and it’s probably compressing on the nerve, and that’s when you get an acute weakness in the leg, which is what I suspect has happened.”

[The Telegraph] Surgeons fear Andy Murray has slipped disc, throwing Wimbledon farewell into doubt
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Murray had plans to bid farewell to the tennis world with a final blow at Wimbledon. Expressing doubts over his ability to appear in the major event, the medical expert added, “I think he’s having a scan today and, if my suspicion is correct, then probably he would not be ready to make it to Wimbledon.”

The statement, at this particular point, emerged as a big claim. Although there’s no confirmation from the Briton’s team yet, the curious audience was quick enough to turn their heads down in disappointment.

Fans weep over expert’s claim on Andy Murray’s situation

As soon as the British media uploaded their interview with the medical expert, it not only started to hit the search engines but also appeared as a strong piece of news on social media. Fans, who didn’t seem to be doing well after learning that Andy Murray’s Wimbledon participation might be at risk, came forward to drop their reactions.

It has been a while since the Briton has been struggling with his form. Drawing odds from his body form, a fan wrote, “Looks like he’s already played his last professional tennis match.” Murray was likely to call it off after trying his hand at Wimbledon. As the medical expert suggested, it would either be delayed or maybe decided with this match.

A bunch of fans already believe that Murray won’t be able to play at Wimbledon. A fan commented, “Sir 💔💔 Wimbledon better prepare some fancy farewell!!!” This shows that the fans haven’t let the images of Murray’s legendary career slip their minds and still wish to see him receive a Big Four-like farewell.

Conveying the heartfelt feelings of countless fans right now, a fan wrote, “Ohh no I feel so sad for Murray 💔” The opinion shared by the British media house seems to have had a big impact. Considering the situation where he won’t be able to play at the upcoming major event, he added, “if this is the end of his career then I just hope Wimbledon honors him.”

After a whole year of going through hassles and physical struggles, Andy Murray finally decided to end his career. Showing firm belief in the expert’s claim, a fan commented, “Sad way to end.” Every player wishes to end his/her career on a good note. While the Briton also planned to go off with the Wimbledon memories, it seems like his and the fans’ expectations could take a hit.

Becoming the representative of the heartfelt feelings that flow around the whole tennis world, a fan wrote, “It has been a great pleasure watching you all these years sir Andy!” Although there might be no clarification about things the comment made it feel like this was the end.

With these and several other comments on a similar note, the fans showed a sense of vulnerability about Andy Murray’s exit. As everyone is already aware of the fact that any of the upcoming weeks could introduce the moment when the Briton says goodbye, fans’ comments carried concerns and respect for the legendary’s career that he leaves behind.