Murray will have back surgery prior to Wimbledon.
Just nine days before Wimbledon starts, on Saturday, Andy Murray will have a back operation.
Jordan Thompson forced the 37-year-old Murray to retire from his Queen’s second-round match on Wednesday. Murray is a three-time Grand Slam champion.
In the opening set, he was down 4-1 against Australia’s Thompson when he made the decision to give up.
The two-time Olympic gold medallist plans to retire later this year, and this week he stated that it would be “appropriate” to wrap out his career in Paris 2024 or Wimbledon, which begins on July 1.
.Just a few days before his anticipated Wimbledon farewell, Andy Murray’s camp has confirmed that he will have surgery to treat the back ailment that forced him to withdraw from the Queen’s Club Championships.
The previous British and global number one appeared uncomfortable throughout the brief match, forcing him to end it after just five games against Jordan Thompson.
After defeating Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in three sets in round one, Murray appeared to be in worse shape on Wednesday. He sought treatment before having to end the match.In the wake of his career-ending injury, the 37-year-old acknowledged that he had been suffering from back discomfort for about ten years and that he had no strength in his right leg.
Murray’s retirement from Queen’s, where he holds the record for the most singles titles won, instantly raised concerns that he could have to skip Wimbledon and so played at SW19 for the last time.
.Murray’s management team confirmed the operation on Saturday in a statement, although they did not say when he would heal. “Andy is undergoing an operation on his back tomorrow,” the message said. Following this, we’ll find out more and will
The former world no. 1 remained hopeful on Wednesday that the back issue that delayed his championat Queen’s would not stop him from making his last appearance at Wimbledon, where he is in the lead right now.He has some decisions to make, so I don’t think it’s right for me to get too personal.
It goes without saying that he is quite disappointed that this might be his last Olympic, Wimbledon, and Queen’s match, and there’s a chance it won’t be able to.I think he should make a few decisions before weighing his possibilities.”
After rupturing his ankle ligaments at the Miami Open in March, Murray—who underwent hip resurfacing surgery in 2019—saw an exacerbation of his ongoing back problem from playing on clay.
He won three sets on Tuesday at Queen’s against Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, the 48th-ranked player in the world, but
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