Murray yet to announce if he will play at Wimbledon as draw looms
The former world number one, said on Wednesday he would ``probably'' make up his mind before Friday morning's 10am draw
Andy Murray has yet to announce his decision on whether he will play at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday. The former world number one, who has played just three matches since returning from a long-term hip injury, said on Wednesday he would probably'' make up his mind before Friday morning's 10am draw.
But the two-time champion made no announcement on Thursday, prompting speculation he could let his name go into the hat for the first-round draw before making up his mind.
When asked on Wednesday if he intended to make a decision before the draw, Murray said: Yeah, probably. I'll chat with my team.
Obviously see how I pull up again (on Thursday), but I don't really anticipate any issues.
With each match I'm trying to gain information about where I'm at physically and where my game is at.''
Murray risks upsetting All England Club organisers and fellow players if he opts to delay his decision until after the draw and then pull out before his first-round match.
But the 31-year-old, who had surgery on his right hip in January, would cause less disruption than usual if he takes that option as he has slipped down to 156 in the world rankings and is not seeded for the tournament.
Murray lost his latest comeback match on Wednesday 6-4 6-4 to current British number one Kyle Edmund at the Nature Valley International in Eastbourne.
Edmund lost his quarter-final match 5-7 6-3 6-1 to Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin on Thursday.
There is no risk of me playing tennis just now,'' Murray added.It's just whether I feel like I'm able to do myself justice. Two weeks ago I practised with Kyle and I didn't win a game.
So I have made decent improvements the last couple of weeks and obviously have been somewhat competitive in the matches that I have played.
But I don't just want to go out there to just play. I want to be able to compete properly.''