Andy Murray pulls out of Wimbledon singles

London, July 2: A two-time champion Andy Murray has opted to withdraw from singles at Wimbledon.

The three-time Grand Slam champion remains in the doubles draw with brother Jamie Murray.

Murray noted that the back surgery he had after leaving the Cinch Championships at Queen's Club "wasn't insignificant". After putting in a lot of effort to try to compete in both singles and doubles at Wimbledon, the former top player in the ATP Rankings will now focus on doubles.

Instead, he will concentrate on playing in the doubles competition with his brother Jamie, even though he practised on Monday and didn't make a choice until Tuesday morning, only hours before his opener.