Andy Murray withdraws from Wimbledon singles
Andy Murray has withdrawn from singles at The Championships. The Scot remains in the doubles draw with brother Jamie Murray.
After exiting the cinch Championships at Queen’s Club, Murray underwent an operation on his back, which he said “wasn’t insignificant”. The former No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings has been working hard to try to compete in both singles and doubles at Wimbledon, but will now turn his attention to doubles.
[ATP APP]Murray owns a 61-13 singles record at SW19. He has lifted the trophy twice, in 2013 becoming the first British men’s singles champion at the tournament since Fred Perry in 1936.
This will be Murray’s third appearance in the Wimbledon doubles draw. In 2005 he partnered David Sherwood and in 2019 he competed alongside Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Murray will be replaced in the singles draw by David Goffin, who will take on Tomas Machac in the first round.
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