{"id":54252,"date":"2024-07-02T11:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2066040"},"modified":"2024-07-02T19:15:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:15:40","slug":"andy-murray-pulls-out-of-wimbledon-2024-mens-singles","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/andy-murray-pulls-out-of-wimbledon-2024-mens-singles\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray pulls out of Wimbledon 2024 men\u2019s singles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The player will not be competing in the men&#8217;s singles in his final Wimbledon, representatives have confirmed. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 02 July 2024 at 09:30 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Any Murray has withdrawn from the singles draw in what has been confirmed to be his final <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/tennis\/wimbledon-2024-tv\/\">Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The tennis star underwent back surgery 10 days before the tournament began, with a representative confirming that his withdrawal is due to a slower recovery than anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, 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,\u201d a statement released by the player\u2019s representatives announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you can imagine, he is extremely disappointed but has confirmed that he will be playing in the doubles with Jamie and looks forward to competing at Wimbledon for the last time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=810%2C540 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=810%2C540 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C414\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C414\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=816%2C544 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=816%2C544 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C371\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C371\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-802944 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/AndyJamieAction-7b0ed6e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C414\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Andy Murray (R) and his brother Jamie Murray of Great Britain after losing in their doubles match against Raven Klaasen of Russia and Michael Venus of New Zealand during Day 5 of the Citi Open at Rock Creek Tennis Center on August 02, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr\/Getty Images)\" title=\"Citi Open - Day 5\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Andy and Jamie Murray. <em>Rob Carr\/Getty Images<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The news comes almost two decades after Andy\u2019s first Wimbledon. Since that first appearance in 2005, he has returned 14 times and won the Championships twice, once in 2013 and then again in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old was forced to pull out from Queens two weeks ago and underwent surgery to remove a spinal cyst. Unfortunately, he was unable to recover in time for his first round match, which would have seen him face Czech Republic\u2019s Tomas Machac.<\/p>\n<p>Belgian David Goffin is set to take his place in the draw, while Andy will still compete in the doubles alongside his brother Jamie \u2013 marking a first for the pair at SW19.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the news, Wimbledon also released a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndy \u2013 we\u2019re sorry to hear you won\u2019t be playing singles this year,\u201d it read. \u201cBut we are so looking forward to seeing you compete in the doubles and celebrating all the memories you have given us.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andy &#8211; we\u2019re sorry to hear you won\u2019t be playing singles this year.<br\/><br\/>But we are so looking forward to seeing you compete in the doubles and celebrating all the memories you have given us \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rB7onqfirX\">pic.twitter.com\/rB7onqfirX<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wimbledon\/status\/1808073542140858645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/\" data-outlook-id=\"1ecfb338-0259-4dbc-b0fa-c5906a1a028d\">Sport<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" data-outlook-id=\"6228b369-d86e-422b-8cfd-0f37f147ac55\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" data-outlook-id=\"08577dc1-b61a-44eb-8fc3-e1ac61d4968d\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" data-outlook-id=\"273994a7-a0dd-4707-8678-2362f9167f9c\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The player will not be competing in the men&#8217;s singles in his final Wimbledon, representatives have confirmed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":54253,"template":"","categories":[1,7,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/andy-murray-pulls-out-of-wimbledon-2024-mens-singles-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/andy-murray-pulls-out-of-wimbledon-2024-mens-singles-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/andy-murray-pulls-out-of-wimbledon-2024-mens-singles-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/andy-murray-pulls-out-of-wimbledon-2024-mens-singles-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/andy-murray-pulls-out-of-wimbledon-2024-mens-singles-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/andy-murray-pulls-out-of-wimbledon-2024-mens-singles-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/andy-murray-pulls-out-of-wimbledon-2024-mens-singles-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The player will not be competing in the men's singles in his final Wimbledon, representatives have confirmed.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/54252"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}