Wimbledon 2024: Andy Murray pulls out of singles draw, plus Swiatek and Djokovic in action

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Follow all the action on day two as Andy Murray announces injury has got the better of him and will deny him a Wimbledon singles swansong

from the singles draw at his final Wimbledon after he was unable to recover sufficiently from the back surgery he underwent 10 days before Wimbledon began.

is still up for the doubles with brother Jamie. Just as we always admired those old footballers that eked out the final years of their career in the lower divisions, and cricketers such as Marcus Trescothick he played on for their counties long after their international careers were over, there’s much to commend in that. Kevin Mitchell wrote about this eloquently at the weekend.

“Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, Andy has taken the very difficult decision not to play the singles this year.

and tennis live action, here’s some reports from yesterday, including wins for Emma Raducanu, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff and more.and the will-he/won’t-he issue of his fitness to face Tomas Machac at teatime, or will his Wimbledon swansong be declared a non-starter? We’re on the alert for the imminent news on that.

 

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