- Sir Andy Murray has been ruled out of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships
- The 37-year-old former champion recently underwent surgery for a spinal cyst.
- Murray may also not be able to play for Team GB at this summer’s Paris Olympics.
Sir Andy Murray is likely to miss Wimbledon this summer and may therefore have played his last match in SW19.
The 37-year-old, a two-time men’s singles champion at the All England Club, was expected to bid farewell to Wimbledon after this year’s championships.
However, according to The TelegraphMurray has been ruled out of the tournament after undergoing surgery for a spinal cyst.
His recovery time after the operation is said to be around six weeks, making him a big doubt for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Mail Sport understands Murray’s team are expected to make an official announcement about his condition on Monday.
Former world number one Andy Murray will not play at Wimbledon this summer due to a back injury.
Murray, double Olympic champion, is also now a big doubt for the Paris 2024 Games
Murray entered Queen’s this week in a bid to prepare for Wimbledon.
It began with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Alexei Popyrin on Tuesday. But he then retired during the first set of his round of 16 clash with Jordan Thompson the next day.
Murray explained after that abandoned match that the nerve pain he had been experiencing in his back spread to his right leg just before entering the court against Thompson, effectively immobilizing him.
The Scot said: ‘I had loss of power in my right leg. So he lost motor control, he had no coordination. Yes, I couldn’t move.
Regarding his treatment options, he added at the time: “I didn’t necessarily have the right side of my back treated after the French Open because, like all tennis players, we have degenerative joints and things like that in our back, but for me, everything has been predominantly left-sided for most of my career. I’ve never had too many problems with the right side.
“So maybe there’s something that can be done between now and then (Wimbledon), you know, to help the right side.”
Former British number one John Lloyd joked on the BBC after Murray’s retirement against Thompson: “He will do everything he can to play at Wimbledon, even if it is with a cane.”
Murray retired against Jordan Thompson at Queen’s after just five games on Wednesday
Murray won Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016 but has not made it past the third round since 2017.
Two of Murray’s three Grand Slam titles came at Wimbledon, in 2013 and 2016. The other came in 2012, when he won the US Open.
But Murray has not advanced beyond the third round of any Grand Slam singles event since 2017.