Andy Murray is one of the most decorated and competitive sportspeople the UK has ever produced.
The Scottish star is a three-time major winner — a feat that would be commendable enough before you consider that he won his three grand slam titles during the era dominated by 'The Big Three' of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.
The former world No. 1 has won a total of 46 career ATP Tour titles, including 14 Masters 1000 events, and he boasts the proud of record of being the first tennis player to win singles gold in consecutive Games, doing so at London 2012 and Rio 2016.
However, injury difficulties have caught up with Murray and there is an increasing likelihood that 2024 will be his last on the professional circuit. So, will we see him at Wimbledon?
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Is Andy Murray playing Wimbledon 2024?
Andy Murray entered the draw for Wimbledon 2024 in the first round and was due to play first match on Tuesday, July 2, against Tomas Machac of Czechia.
However, it was announced earlier that day that the two-time champion at SW19 will not be playing in this year's singles draw. The news came after Murray had been forced to undergo back surgery late last month, which saw him delay his decision over competing at Wimbledon for as long as possible while he attempted to recover sufficiently.
A statement from Murray's camp, which was shared by the official Wimbledon account on X, said: "Andy has taken the very difficult decision not to play the singles this year.
"But he has confirmed he will be playing in the doubles with Jamie [Murray] and looks forward to competing at Wimbledon one last time."
Andy Murray next match date and start time
Murray is scheduled to play in the men's doubles alongside brother Jamie, a seven-time grand slam winner in the event. Their first match is expected to take place on Wednesday, July 3.
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Will Andy Murray retire this year?
It has seemed likely for some time that Murray will make 2024 his last as a professional player.
He underwent back surgery after being forced to retire from his second-round match against Jordan Thompson at the Queen's Club Championships, one of the traditional warm-up tournaments for Wimbledon.
Long-standing hip trouble has dogged Murray in recent years and his latest concern, which was revealed to be "quite a large cyst" in his back, left him battling to be fit for a possible SW19 return. Speaking at a press conference the day before the tournament started, Murray indicated that this could well be his last appearance on the famous grass courts.
"I would love the opportunity to play here one more time," he said after discussing his injury comeback. "That's what I'm looking to get out of it. Whether afterwards I feel like that's the right thing to do, it was the right thing to do or not, I don't know. But right now I feel like I want that opportunity.
"Last year, I wasn't planning on it being my last year on the Tour. I wanted to come back and play again. Whereas this year, I have no plans to do that. It's coming to the end of my career and I want to have that opportunity to play here again."