Due to the retirement of two-time champion Murray, Djokovic is the only player from the legendary “Big Four” in the All England Club men’s draw.
On Tuesday, Andy Murray was unable to win his race to qualify for the Wimbledon singles, while Novak Djokovic was getting ready to make his run at an unprecedented eighth Wimbledon men’s title. Djokovic is the lone player from the legendary “Big Four” in the men’s draw at the All England Club due to the withdrawal of two-time champion Murray. Rafael Nadal chose not to play in Wimbledon in order to get ready for another Olympic tournament, and Roger Federer has announced his retirement. Though the 37-year-old Murray fervently wanted to play one last singles match at Wimbledon, where he won titles in 2013 and 2016, he is hoping to cap out his incredible career at the next Paris Games.
An emotional farewell in front of his devoted British supporters is guaranteed for the Scot, who has been devastated by injuries in recent years. He will still play doubles with his brother Jamie.
Murray was made to leave Queen’s, and this month he had surgery to remove a cyst from his back, which he called “not insignificant”.
On Tuesday, though, he conceded that he had lost the race to be well.
In an unfortunate statement sent by Murray’s agents, they stated, “After working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, Andy has taken the very difficult decision not to play the singles this year.”
“As you can imagine, he is extremely disappointed but has confirmed that he will be playing in the doubles with Jamie and looks forward to competing at Wimbledon for the last time.”
Lucky loser David Goffin of Belgium took Murray’s place in the draw after he was eliminated from qualifying.
