Judy Murray has hit out at a ‘disappointing’ leak of private information after it was claimed that Andy Murray will not feature at Wimbledon this year after undergoing back surgery. Murray has already stated that he is not expecting to play beyond the end of this summer, with this year’s SW19 Grand Slam likely to be his last.
His aim of playing at Wimbledon took a hit when he suffered yet another injury setback while facing Jordan Thompson at Queen’s Club last week. The 37-year-old only managed to complete five games before withdrawing from the match and undergoing surgery on a back problem.
It was reported last week that Murray would not play at Wimbledon, with his injury too severe to allow him to recover in time for next week’s tournament. However, his mother Judy has quashed those reports by revealing on X, formerly Twitter, that a decision is yet to be made.
She also expressed her disappointment that ‘private’ information was leaked, saying: “When your private medical details are leaked to the media by someone you thought you could trust. So disappointing. And – FYI – not ruled out yet.”
Murray will have just a few days to recover from his operation ahead of Wimbledon, which is set to get underway next week. There has been plenty of confusion over whether he will play at SW19 over the last few days, with many conflicting reports failing to paint a clear picture.
It was initially claimed by The Telegraph that Murray would miss the tournament, while the ATP posted a message on X stating Murray was out before swiftly deleting it. However, Murray’s team released a statement on Monday stating that he is yet to make a final decision, with his Davis Cup captain Leon Smith also insisting that nothing is set in stone.
“He obviously went through a procedure yesterday and you have to wait and see now,” said Smith. “My understanding is no decision has been made and let’s hope for the best for Andy.”
Murray stressed that he did not know if he would be fit enough to play at Wimbledon after withdrawing from his match against Thompson at Queen’s Club last week.
He said: “I wouldn’t know. Maybe there is something that can be done between now and then, you know, to help the right side. I will get scans tomorrow and get it rechecked and see if there’s anything that can be done.”
