ANDY Murray hinted at his plans to retire from tennis for a while now.
However, a recent back surgery after his match at Queen’s had cast doubt on his plans – including Wimbledon 2024.
Andy Murray is planning to retire from tennis after the Olympics 2024 in Paris.
However, on June 22, 2024 Murray had a back surgery after his match against Jordan Thompson at Queen’s and it is still not clear if he can play at the Olympics or Wimbledon 2024.
He said about his retirement plans and surgery: “There’s obviously a lot going on with me planning on finishing at the Paris Olympics.
“When I had the injury at Queen’s and then had the subsequent scans and doctor’s appointments, it was a pretty difficult situation to be in. I knew I was going to have to have the surgery.”
Maybe it’s my ego getting in the way but I feel that I deserve the opportunity to give it until the very last moment to make that decision.
Andy Murray
Andy also mentioned that he wants to have the chance to see ahead of his Wimbledon game if he can play or not.
He said: “Maybe it’s my ego getting in the way but I feel that I deserve the opportunity to give it until the very last moment to make that decision.
“It’s complicated, and it’s made more complicated because I want to play at Wimbledon one more time. “
Andy said in an ATP interview: “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.”
However, it is not clear yet if he is retiring this year or not.
He told The Sun: “All of the discussions and conversations that I’ve had with my team are that I’m not going to play past this summer.
“Obviously I’ve had the conversation with my family. and I have a family holiday booked the week after the Olympics.
“I’m not planning on going over to New York. But then I also don’t want the last time that I played on a tennis court to be what happened at Queen’s either.”
Andy Murray has faced several injuries throughout his career.
At the beginning of 2004, he had a knee injury for six months, which prevented him from playing.
In 2006 Andy suffered from a neck injury during the Davis Cup, he needed to pull out of the tournament.
Three years later he was hampered by a wrist injury at the US Open, which made him miss six weeks of playing.
During the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in 2011, Andy sustained an elbow injury.
In 2012 he needed to retire early from the Rogers Cup due to another knee injury.
At the Rome Masters in 2012, Andy struggled with a hip injury.
Five years later, he had the same issues again with his hip and needed to withdraw from the 2017 US Open.
Andy had surgery on his hip and could not play in 2018 due to his rehabilitation.
He returned in 2019 but not long afterwards he suffered from a pelvic injury.
In 2021 Andy was inactive due to a groin injury, only playing two matches in the whole year during the Italian Open.
His latest injury happened at the Queens in 2024, when he injured his back and had to have surgery for it.
