Andy Murray says he will take risks to play Wimbledon for the last time next week.
The former men’s world number 1 underwent surgery to remove a cyst on his spine last Saturday.
After training today, he gave no guarantees that he will play singles in Wimbledon but said he was “trying”.
“Whether there’s enough time or not, I don’t know, but I’m trying,” a somewhat despondent Murray told reporters after practice. “I need to be able to move properly, which I can’t yet, so we’ll see in 48 hours or so.”
The 37-year-old still hopes to go to court on Tuesday against Czech Tomas Machac.
“There are risks associated with what I’m trying to do and I’m willing to take that to try to play,” he said.
He went under the knife due to the procedure, having withdrawn from the match against Jordan Thompson after just five games in the second round at Queen’s in west London on 19 June.
“The operation went very, very well and I’m recovering very well. I hit a few balls yesterday. I’m not in much pain, but the nature of nerve injuries is that they take a long time to recover.” he told reporters on Thursday.
“I don’t know exactly how long it will take for the courage to reach a stage where I can compete or play, whether it will be three days or whether it will be three or five weeks. It’s impossible to say.”
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He also entered doubles with brother Jamie for the first time, and that currently appears to be the most likely route for him to make his final Wimbledon appearance.
Emma Raducanu isn’t surprised to see Murray trying his hardest.
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“I think for a tournament like Wimbledon, especially, you’re going to push your body, you’re going to push your recovery to the maximum,” said the former US Open champion.
“You will assume the consequences that come after or during, whatever you have to do.
“I’m really happy to see him here because when I think about Wimbledon, I think about Andy. Growing up, that was the generation, the hero, that I would look up to,” she said.
Earlier this week, Murray confirmed that the Paris Olympics will be the final tournament of his career.
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