Andy Murray Does not Regret Wimbledon Withdrawal

Andy Murray has admitted that he withdrew from Wimbledon because he didn?t feel up to 100%. The Scot thought himself incapable of putting together a successful run at the tournament. He didn?t want to go back to square one ever since the positive steps he made in his comeback run.

The 31-year-old insisted that his decision to pull out was not because of any physical setback in practice. Instead, it was his fear that playing five-set matches so soon into his return may not benefit him in the long-term.

His spot in the Wimbledon draw was taken by Jason Jung of Chinese Taipei. In the mean time, Murray will start preparing for the hard court season with an eye on the US Open. The Scot has played just three matches retiring from the 2017 Wimbledon quarter finals. But he vows to return to the All England Club to compete in the future.

?It has been tough but I am at ease with the decision,? said Murray. ?I am not second-guessing it and thinking: should I have played, that I should I have gone out there and see how it felt.

?I feel comfortable with the decision because it is the right one for me at this stage, long term,? he added. ?If I was thinking I wouldn?t play Wimbledon again, it would be a different decision to make and obviously I would be out there and just playing to enjoy it and potentially play my last Wimbledon.

?But I want to play for a couple more years and hopefully be back competing at the top of the game and I need to bear that in mind when I am making decisions right now as well. What I didn?t want to do was to start the tournament, potentially win my first match, and then withdraw because I didn?t feel good. I didn?t feel that was the right thing to do, either.

?I’ll obviously be disappointed not to be playing, but I don’t have any regrets in terms of anything I’ve done. I’ve practised as much as I could, I’ve trained as much as I was allowed, what I’ve been told by my team and the medical professionals around me.?

Here’s hoping that the British number one can make a full recovery. The Big 4 isn’t the same without Andy Murray.