London [UK], Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has stated that he still hopes to play at Wimbledon just days after undergoing spinal surgery, but will make a last-minute decision.
According to Sky Sports, Murray underwent surgery on June 22 to treat a spinal cyst, which normally requires a six-week recovery period. With Wimbledon starting on July 1, Murray is hoping to make a miraculous return to the championship. However, he stated that he is more likely to play doubles with his brother Jamie.
The three-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Olympic champion, who twice won the grass-court major, abandoned his second-round match at Queen's last week with a back ailment.
"Andy is recovering well from his surgery and has started training again. At this stage it is too early to confirm with certainty whether he will play Wimbledon, but he is working towards it and the final decision will be made as late as possible to give him the best opportunity to compete," reads a statement from Murray's team.
"Maybe it's my ego that gets in the way, but I feel like I deserve the opportunity to give him until the last moment to make that decision. If I had to play on Monday, I would know that on Sunday there is no chance that I can play." . It is complicated and it has become more complicated because I want to play at Wimbledon once again. I don't want the last time I play on a tennis court to be what happened at Queen's. world than how I finished playing my last tennis match," Murray said as quoted by Sky Sports.
Murray is eligible to compete at the Games with two spots in the Games' individual competition reserved for athletes who have previously won an Olympic or Grand Slam competition. Murray lost to American Marcos Girón in the first round of the Stuttgart Open earlier this month, making his preparations for what is expected to be his last summer in the sport less fortunate.
"But because of what I have contributed to the sport over the last few years, I would at least like to go out and play a proper match where it is at least competitive. I was made aware that if I decided to try to play Wimbledon "there is some risk associated with that and it is Whether or not I am willing to take that risk. The operation has gone very, very well and I am recovering very well," he added.
"I don't feel much pain at all, but the nature of nerve injuries is that they recover quite slowly. I don't know exactly how long it will take for the nerve to get to a stage where it hurts me to be able to compete or play, whether it's three days or three weeks or five weeks, it's impossible to say," he said.
Murray has been named in the Great Britain squad for the upcoming Olympic Games and the 37-year-old will make his fifth appearance.
The 2024 Olympic tennis tournament will be held at Roland Garros from July 27 to August 4.
According to Sky Sports, Murray underwent surgery on June 22 to treat a spinal cyst, which normally requires a six-week recovery period. With Wimbledon starting on July 1, Murray is hoping to make a miraculous return to the championship. However, he stated that he is more likely to play doubles with his brother Jamie.
The three-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Olympic champion, who twice won the grass-court major, abandoned his second-round match at Queen's last week with a back ailment.
"Andy is recovering well from his surgery and has started training again. At this stage it is too early to confirm with certainty whether he will play Wimbledon, but he is working towards it and the final decision will be made as late as possible to give him the best opportunity to compete," reads a statement from Murray's team.
"Maybe it's my ego that gets in the way, but I feel like I deserve the opportunity to give him until the last moment to make that decision. If I had to play on Monday, I would know that on Sunday there is no chance that I can play." . It is complicated and it has become more complicated because I want to play at Wimbledon once again. I don't want the last time I play on a tennis court to be what happened at Queen's. world than how I finished playing my last tennis match," Murray said as quoted by Sky Sports.
Murray is eligible to compete at the Games with two spots in the Games' individual competition reserved for athletes who have previously won an Olympic or Grand Slam competition. Murray lost to American Marcos Girón in the first round of the Stuttgart Open earlier this month, making his preparations for what is expected to be his last summer in the sport less fortunate.
"But because of what I have contributed to the sport over the last few years, I would at least like to go out and play a proper match where it is at least competitive. I was made aware that if I decided to try to play Wimbledon "there is some risk associated with that and it is Whether or not I am willing to take that risk. The operation has gone very, very well and I am recovering very well," he added.
"I don't feel much pain at all, but the nature of nerve injuries is that they recover quite slowly. I don't know exactly how long it will take for the nerve to get to a stage where it hurts me to be able to compete or play, whether it's three days or three weeks or five weeks, it's impossible to say," he said.
Murray has been named in the Great Britain squad for the upcoming Olympic Games and the 37-year-old will make his fifth appearance.
The 2024 Olympic tennis tournament will be held at Roland Garros from July 27 to August 4.
