London [UK], two-time champion Andy Murray has opted to retire from singles at Wimbledon.
The three-time Grand Slam champion remains in the doubles draw with his brother Jamie Murray.
Murray noted that the back surgery he had after leaving the Cinch Championships at Queen's Club was "not insignificant." After putting in a lot of effort trying to compete in both singles and doubles at Wimbledon, the former top player in the ATP Rankings will now focus on doubles.
Instead, he will concentrate on playing the doubles competition with his brother Jamie, even though he practiced on Monday and didn't make a decision until Tuesday morning, just hours before the first party of him.
Organizers gave Murray the third and final spot on Center Court, and he was supposed to play Czech opponent Tomas Machac in the first round on Tuesday.
"Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, Andy has made the very difficult decision not to play singles this year," reads a statement from Murray's team cited by Sky Sports. .
"As you can imagine, he is extremely disappointed, but he has confirmed that he will play doubles with Jamie and hopes to compete at Wimbledon one last time," it further read.
However, the two-time Olympic champion has been named in the British team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he hopes to compete in the men's doubles at Roland Garros with Dan Evans and in the singles.
Murray will be replaced in the singles draw by David Goffin, who will face Tomas Machac in the first round.
The three-time Grand Slam champion remains in the doubles draw with his brother Jamie Murray.
Murray noted that the back surgery he had after leaving the Cinch Championships at Queen's Club was "not insignificant." After putting in a lot of effort trying to compete in both singles and doubles at Wimbledon, the former top player in the ATP Rankings will now focus on doubles.
Instead, he will concentrate on playing the doubles competition with his brother Jamie, even though he practiced on Monday and didn't make a decision until Tuesday morning, just hours before the first party of him.
Organizers gave Murray the third and final spot on Center Court, and he was supposed to play Czech opponent Tomas Machac in the first round on Tuesday.
"Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, Andy has made the very difficult decision not to play singles this year," reads a statement from Murray's team cited by Sky Sports. .
"As you can imagine, he is extremely disappointed, but he has confirmed that he will play doubles with Jamie and hopes to compete at Wimbledon one last time," it further read.
However, the two-time Olympic champion has been named in the British team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he hopes to compete in the men's doubles at Roland Garros with Dan Evans and in the singles.
Murray will be replaced in the singles draw by David Goffin, who will face Tomas Machac in the first round.