Murray to make Wimbledon decision on Tuesday

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Andy Murray will make a last determination connected Tuesday whether he is fresh capable to play successful nan Wimbledon singles later that day.

The 37-year-old Briton, who had a cyst connected his backmost removed 9 days ago, is scheduled to play Tomas Machac of nan Czech Republic astatine astir 18:30 BST.

Murray is giving himself arsenic agelong arsenic imaginable to beryllium fresh to play successful what will beryllium his Wimbledon farewell.

The two-time champion is readying to discontinue later this year.

If he is not fresh capable for 1 last quality successful nan singles, Murray could still play successful nan doubles alongside older relative Jamie later this week.

Speaking aft believe earlier connected Monday, Murray said: "I'll person a chat pinch my team, speak to my family this evening and make a decision.

"It's getting amended and nan testing I've done had been good. I conscionable request to determine whether it's capable to compete."

Murray is fighting to beryllium fresh because he wants "a spot of closure" astatine nan All England Club earlier stopping playing professionally.

The erstwhile world number 1 had nan cyst adjacent to his spinal cord removed because it was causing nervus symptom successful his correct leg.

On Sunday, Murray said nan area wherever he had nan cognition was not sore, but added he still did not person 100% emotion successful his leg.

He trained pinch erstwhile British number 1 Kyle Edmund for complete an hr connected Monday, starring 6-3 2-0 successful a believe lucifer earlier they stopped.

Murray is aiming to beryllium 1 of 12 Britons playing connected time 2 of this year's tourney astatine nan All England Club.

British women's number 1 Katie Boulter plays German seasoned Tatjana Maria astir 14:00 BST connected Court Three, while Jack Draper - nan nation's starring men's subordinate - faces Sweden's Elias Ymer astir 16:00 BST connected Court Two.

The brace are some seeded astatine Wimbledon for nan first time, having reached career-high rankings following challenging journeys to nan top.

Cameron Norrie, who reached nan semi-finals successful 2022, is besides successful action, arsenic excessively are Dan Evans, Harriet Dart, Jacob Fearnley, Paul Jubb, Billy Harris, Henry Searle, Fran Jones and Jan Choinski.

Elsewhere connected Tuesday, defending women's champion Marketa Vondrousova will unfastened play connected Centre Court arsenic contented dictates.

The Czech sixth seed takes connected Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, earlier seven-time men's champion Novak Djokovic faces Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva.

Djokovic, who is looking to lucifer Roger Federer's grounds of 8 men's titles, will play for nan first clip since having knee room conscionable 25 days ago.

Over connected Court One, 2022 ladies' champion Elena Rybakina, French Open finalist Alexander Zverev and women's apical seed Iga Swiatek statesman their campaigns.

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