Andy Murray looks set to be ruled out of Wimbledon after undergoing back surgery – meaning he may have played the Grand Slam for the last time.
The 37-year-old Briton had an operation on a cyst on his spine on Saturday after losing power in his right leg and retiring from his second-round match at Queen’s Club on Wednesday.
Murray’s camp indicated this morning that a decision on his entry to Wimbledon, which starts next week, was not likely until Monday. The ATP Tour then appeared to confirm he would not play in a social media post that was quickly deleted.
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“After an operation on a spinal cyst, Andy Murray is sadly out of Wimbledon,” the tour said on social media. “Rest up and recover Andy, we’ll miss seeing you there.”
The two-time Wimbledon champion had been set for a final appearance at his home Grand Slam, having indicated that he was leaning towards retiring later this year.
But that was plunged into doubt by his withdrawal from the Cinch Championships at Queen’s, and those concerns deepened when it emerged that he would have surgery at the weekend.
Murray now also faces a race against time to recover for the Paris 2024 Olympics, where the London 2012 singles champion hoped to represent Great Britain for one last time.