WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray still had not decided as of Thursday whether he will be able to compete at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament that begins next week and he is likelier to enter doubles than singles if he can play at all after recent surgery to remove a cyst on his spinal cord.
“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,” said the 37-year-old Murray, who plans to retire in the coming months. “It’s complicated, and it’s made more complicated because I want to play at Wimbledon one more time … so I’m going to give it as long as I can to see how well I recover.”
Play at the All England Club begins Monday. The draw to determine the singles brackets is Friday.
“It has been mentioned to me: ‘Are you going to withdraw …