Andy Murray withdraws from Wimbledon, blames hip injury

LONDON – The double champion Andy Murray retired from Wimbledon on Sunday because of 39, a bad hip that was

The All England Club announced the withdrawal of Murray one day before the start of the Grand Slam tournament.

"I have made significant progress in practice and matches over the past 10 days, but after Long discussions with my team and with a heavy heart, we decided that playing games at the best of five sets could be a little too early in the recovery process, "Murray said in a statement issued by his manager. "We did everything we could to be ready on time."

Murray's first-round match against Benoit Paire was scheduled for Tuesday. Murray beat Paire in the fourth round at Wimbledon last year as defending champion, then lost to Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals, clearly embarrbaded by the hip, and did not play again for the rest of 2017. Murray had an operation in January and returned to the competition a little less than two weeks ago.

"I'm going to start training on hard ground starting tomorrow and continuing my rehabilitation and recovery, the tough US season," Murray said. "Thanks for all the support messages, and I'm delighted to finally be able to play after so long."

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In 2013, he became the first Briton at age 77 to collect a Wimbledon singles title, and he won the championship again in 2016. He reached minus the quarter-finals in each of his last 10 appearances at the All England Club.

Regarded as a member of the Big Four quartet of men's tennis, along with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, Murray also won the 2012 US Open and two gold medals in the Olympic singles .

But all his time aside, Murray was ranked in the top 150. ranked at Wimbledon.

At a pre-tournament press conference on Saturday, he said that he was planning to play in the tournament unless, he explains, "I wake up and do not feel well . "

He adds, "There are some things that are still difficult and that I'm still trying to work through.These things are a lot better than what they were a few months ago.C & # 39; but, you know, again, it takes time. "

The first game of his comeback came at the Queen's Club Lawn Tournament on June 19. Still with a pace in his pace, Murray played more than 2 1/2 hours before losing to Nick Kyrgios in three sets

Last week, again on grbad, Murray beat his three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka, before losing face to his compatriot Kyle Edmund

"I do not think so" I think I did well, considering the opponents. "

There will be no opponents for him next week at a place that has come to define his career. Instead, Murray's place in the draw will be taken by Jason Jung, of Taiwan, who lost in qualifying