Will Andy Murray play at Wimbledon 2024?

However, when it comes to Murray, the situation is rarely straightforward. Injury issues have threatened to derail the late stages of his career, and fresh doubts have been cast over his participation this summer.

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Murray was forced to withdraw from Queen's Championships 2024 with a back issue after five games against Jordan Thompson. He underwent surgery on a spinal cyst less than two weeks ago.

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Is Andy Murray playing at Wimbledon this year?

Murray has revealed that he won’t be playing in the singles championship at Wimbledon 2024.

However, he will still be making his farewell to the All England Club in the doubles, alongside older brother Jamie.

His first-round match against Tomas Machac was scheduled for Tuesday (2nd July) on Centre Court, but now Murray has confirmed his withdrawal due to a slower recovery than anticipated.

"Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, Andy has taken the very difficult decision not to play the singles this year," Murray's team said in a statement.

"As you can imagine, he is extremely disappointed but has confirmed that he will be playing in the doubles with Jamie and looks forward to competing at Wimbledon for the last time."

The Murray brothers will play later this week, with the first round of the men’s doubles set to unfold on Wednesday and Thursday.

Murray underwent surgery on a spinal cyst over the weekend, leading to a social media post from tennis governing body, the ATP, stating he would miss the Championships.

The statement said: “After an operation on a spinal cyst, Andy Murray is sadly out of Wimbledon. Rest up and recover Andy, we’ll miss seeing you there.”

However, the post was removed and a fresh statement from Murray's camp stated: “Following his surgery on Saturday, Andy is continuing to work with his medical team to confirm when he will return to the court. At this stage, no decisions have been made.”

Andy Murray ranking

Andy Murray is ranked No. 129 in the world.

The former world No. 1 suffered a major drop in rankings following hip surgery in 2019.

He enjoyed a steady climb up to No. 36 by August 2023, and was in contention for seeded places in major tournaments.

However, Murray has drifted once again, dropping out of the top 100 following a poor run of form in recent tournaments.

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How many times has Andy Murray won Wimbledon?

Murray has won Wimbledon twice in his career. He became the first British player to win Wimbledon since Virginia Wade – who won in 1977 – when he lifted the trophy in 2013, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets.

He followed this with another victory in 2016, defeating Milos Raonic without dropping a set.

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