By Victor Kanayo
English Tennis star is out of the ongoing Wimbledon in the singles session.
Instead, the former English number one has opted to play in the doubles alongside older brother Jamie.
This was disclosed by the organisers on Tuesday in a statement.
The statement said, “We are sorry to hear Murray was not playing in the singles.
“We are so looking forward to seeing you compete in the doubles and celebrating all the memories you have given us.”
Andy and 38-year-old Jamie represented Great Britain in doubles at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the All England Club, when they lost in the first round.
They also played together at Beijing 2008 and Rio 2016, while memorably teaming up in Britain’s victorious 2015 Davis Cup campaign.
Murray, who is planning to retire later this year, had surgery 10 days ago on a back issue.
The 37-year-old, who won Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016, was due to play Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic on Centre Court on Tuesday.
Report said the former world number one, Murray, had a cyst close to his spinal cord removed on Saturday because it was causing nerve pain in his right leg.
The Murray brothers, who have never teamed up at the Championships, will play later this week, with the first round of the men’s doubles scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.
Murray has been giving himself as long as possible to be ready for what will be an emotional goodbye at the scene of some of his greatest triumphs, having also won Olympic gold on Centre Court at London 2012.
The Scot’s plans have been disrupted by the back issue which flared up earlier this summer and forced him to retire from his match at Queen’s against Australia’s Jordan Thompson on 19 June after only five games.
