Murray practises as injured stars face Wimbledon race

Britain's Andy Murray practised astatine Wimbledon connected Saturday arsenic he tries to beryllium fittingness for what is expected to beryllium his All England Club farewell.

Murray, 37, had a process connected a backmost rumor past weekend, leaving his information successful superior doubt.

The two-time Wimbledon champion, who plans to discontinue later this year, is scheduled to play his first-round singles lucifer connected Tuesday.

"I'm conscionable trying to do what I can, trying to support progressing each day. Whether there’s capable clip aliases not, I don’t know, but I’m trying," said Murray, who has been drawn against Tomas Machac of nan Czech Republic.

If he does not play singles, nan Scot mightiness still beryllium fresh capable to return portion successful nan doubles alongside older relative Jamie later adjacent week.

Murray, who had room for a cyst connected his spinal cord, deed for small complete an hr astatine nan Aorangi Park believe courts.

Watched by a battalion of journalists and photographers successful an area not unfastened to nan public, it was a comparatively gentle convention pinch his coaches Mark Hilton and Jonny O'Mara.

Murray deed forehands from nan baseline and practised his serving, but did small moving arsenic he builds up slowly.

"It was alright, considering. Obviously I haven’t done overmuch for nan past week," said Murray, who is classed 115th successful nan world.

"I request to beryllium capable to move properly, which I can’t yet, truthful let’s spot successful 48 hours aliases so."

Murray is not nan only prima sanction to person fittingness concerns earlier nan Championships commencement connected Monday.

Seven-time men's champion Novak Djokovic says he is "confident" of playing connected Tuesday - three-and-a-half weeks aft having a knee operation.

Serbia's Djokovic, 37, practised against Denmark's Holger Rune connected Saturday arsenic he continues his betterment from room connected torn medial meniscus.

Djokovic, who tin adjacent Roger Federer's men's grounds of 8 titles, says he does not want to miss playing successful Grand Slams while he is still capable to situation for nan sport's biggest trophies.

"I would opportunity it's this unthinkable desire to play, conscionable to compete," said 2nd seed Djokovic.

"Particularly because it is Wimbledon, nan tourney that ever has been a dream tourney for maine erstwhile I was a kid.

"The thought of maine missing Wimbledon was conscionable not correct. I didn't want to woody pinch that."

Two-time awesome champion Aryna Sabalenka, 1 of nan favourites for nan ladies' singles, has formed uncertainty connected whether she will beryllium capable to play.

The 26-year-old Belarusian has a "rare" enarthrosis wounded which is leaving her successful symptom erstwhile she tries to serve.

"I person different time and a half to effort immoderate much worldly and spot wherever I am," said nan 2021 and 2023 semi-finalist, who is owed to play American Emina Bektas connected Monday.

"I still person my hopes [of playing]."