Former World No. 1 Andy Murray announced in a Facebook post on Sunday that he is withdrawing from Wimbledon. The Scot was set to play Frenchman Benoit Paire in the first round.
"It is with a heavy heart that I’m announcing that I’ll be withdrawing from Wimbledon this year," Murray wrote. "I’ve made significant progress in practice and matches over the past ten days, but after lengthy discussions with my team, we’ve decided that playing best-of-five-set matches might be a bit too soon in the recovery process. We did everything we could to try to be ready in time. I will start practising on the hard courts from tomorrow and continuing with my rehab and recovery, and I’m looking forward to the U.S. hard-court season. Thanks for all the messages of support and I’m excited to finally be back playing after so long out."
Murray missed 11 months, beginning after 2017 Wimbledon, due to a hip injury. He underwent hip surgery on 8 January, and returned to action for the first time at the Fever-Tree Championships, losing a third-set tie-break against Nick Kyrgios. The Scot also competed at the Nature Valley International, where he beat Stan Wawrinka before falling to British No. 1 Kyle Edmund.
Jason Jung replaces Murray in the draw as a lucky loser. The native of Chinese Taipei will be making his Grand Slam main draw debut.
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