Followers of Andy Murray had been dealt some unhealthy information on Tuesday morning, simply hours earlier than the three-time Grand Slam singles champion was slated to play his first match of the match.
The blow was barely softened, nonetheless, as tennis followers will nonetheless have the prospect to observe the 37-year-old on the All England Membership in some capability this month.
The 2-time Wimbledon singles champion announced in late June that he was nonetheless hoping to play at Wimbledon and the Paris Olympics, and from there, he would possible retire. Murray had spinal surgical procedure on June 22 (a process that often takes six weeks to restoration from).
The native of Glasgow, Scotland received his first Grand Slam singles crown on the 2012 U.S. Open earlier than taking the title at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016. Murray additionally made the Australian Open and French Open finals in 2016 however fell to Novak Djokovic each instances.
He misplaced in 4 different finals “down below” in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015, shedding to Roger Federer in his first look and Djokovic the opposite 3 times.
Murray has by no means performed together with his older brother at Wimbledon, although Jamie focuses on doubles play.
The 38-year-old is a seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion (together with 5 in blended doubles) and former doubles World No. 1.
Jamie received the blended doubles championship at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2017 alongside five-time Grand Slam singles champion Martina Hingis.
Wimbledon will get the double dose of Murrays on Wednesday once they tackle John Friends and Rinky Hijikata.