Former Wimbledon Open champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from this year’s edition of the tournament with a “heavy heart.”
The tournament begins on Monday in London.
Murray, 31, said it was “too soon” to play five-set matches after his recovery from hip injury.
The two-time champion, who was out for nearly a year, lost to Nick Kyrgios, then took on Kyle Edmund at Eastbourne, where he was also beaten.
“It is with a heavy heart that I’m announcing that I’ll be withdrawing from Wimbledon this year,” the three-time Grand Slam champion said in a statement.
“We’ve decided that playing best-of-five-set matches might be a bit too soon in the recovery process.
“I will start practising on the hard courts from tomorrow and continuing with my rehab and recovery and I’m looking forward to the US hard-court season.”
