Andy Murray Hopes to Play at Wimbledon After Spinal Surgery

Andy Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion, is hopeful of playing at Wimbledon just days after undergoing spinal surgery. The surgery, which took place on June 22, typically requires a six-week recovery period. With Wimbledon starting on July 1, Murray aims to make a last-minute decision.

Murray, who has won Wimbledon twice, may also play doubles with his brother, Jamie. He had to quit his second-round match at Queen’s last week due to a back ailment. A statement from Murray’s team read, “Andy is recovering well from his surgery and has started training again. At this stage, it is too soon to confirm for definite whether he will play Wimbledon, but he is working towards that and a final decision will be made as late as possible to give him the best chance of competing.”

Murray expressed his desire to play at Wimbledon one more time, saying, “Maybe it’s my ego getting in the way, but I feel that I deserve the opportunity to give it until the very last moment to make that decision. If I was to be playing on Monday, I may know on Sunday there’s no chance that I can play. It’s complicated and it’s made more complicated because I want to play at Wimbledon one more time. I don’t want the last time that I play on a tennis court to be what happened at Queen’s. I know there’s more important things in the world than how I finish playing my last tennis match.”

Murray is also set to compete in the 2024 Olympics at Roland Garros from July 27 to August 4. He has been named in Great Britain’s squad for the upcoming Olympic Games, marking his fifth appearance. Despite losing to American Marcos Giron in the opening round of the Stuttgart Open earlier this month, Murray remains optimistic about his recovery and future in tennis.

He added, “But because of what I put into the sport over the last however many years, I would at least like to go out playing a proper match where I’m at least competitive. I was made aware that if I decided to try to play Wimbledon that there’s some risk associated with that and it’s whether or not I’m willing to take on that risk. The operation has gone really, really well and I’m recovering really well. I’m not in much pain at all, but the nature of nerve injuries is that they’re quite slow to recover. I don’t know exactly how long it’s gonna take for the nerve to get to a stage where I’m able to compete or play, whether that’s three days or whether it’s three weeks or five weeks. It’s impossible to say.”