Mathieu Warnier, Media365, published on Sunday June 30, 2024 at 7:35 p.m.
While his entry into the Wimbledon tournament is scheduled for this Tuesday, Andy Murray told the press that he will make his decision this Monday, after new tests.
Andy Murray remains undecided. Suffering from back pain during the ATP tournament at Queen’s, the Briton decided to have a cyst operated on at the beginning of the week, calling into question his participation in what could be his last Wimbledon. While the announcement of a withdrawal was quickly denied, the Glasgow native appeared before the press this Sunday but did not have a sensational announcement to make. Indeed, the player who has won twice on the London grass did however give some positive elements, from the training sessions carried out recently. “I did the maximum to play here. I don’t know if it will be enough,” he confided to the journalists. I trained in the last few days, I played a set today (Sunday). It went well, but I have not yet recovered all the sensations in my leg. “Although he admits that “it’s getting better every day”, Andy Murray cannot yet be certain about his presence on the court this Tuesday to face Tomas Machac in the opening match of the “Championships”.
Murray has ‘no more back pain’
However, he intends to believe in his ability to play well until the last moment. “I want to give myself every chance of getting there,” confided the former world number 1. I’m going to play another set tomorrow (Monday). I’ll do some physical tests in the morning to see where I’m at and I’ll probably make a decision tomorrow (Monday) evening.” Andy Murray also said he “no longer has back pain” after this operation while the cyst that was compressing the nerves made him “lose some control of (his) right leg.” “It’s a bit like falling asleep on your arm. When you wake up, you have a dead arm,” he added. “But it lasts longer and it’s impossible to know when you’re going to get all your sensations back. For some, it takes months. For others, weeks.” Time that the Scot does not benefit from while the Wimbledon singles draws start this Monday. Andy Murray will also have to make a decision about whether to play in the doubles tournament with his brother Jamie, which would be a first in his career.
