Murray fans happy to queue despite risk he may not play
The Guardian|July 02, 2024
Andy Murray had yet to decide if he was fit enough to play at Wimbledon, but fans were still queueing for the chance to see the Scot play in what could be his last singles game at SW19.
Emine Sinmaz, Sammy Gecsoyler
Murray fans happy to queue despite risk he may not play

The twice former champion, 37, had surgery nine days ago to remove a cyst on his spine and revealed at a press conference on Sunday that he did not yet have "100%" feeling in his right leg.

He said he expected to decide last night whether he would compete in the men's singles today, but the uncertainty did not stop Murray mania from hitting SW19 a day early.

Catherine, 33, from Belgium, had been queueing since 10am on Saturday and was the first in line for tickets to see Murray play in his first-round match against Tomas Machac today.

"I'll be very happy and sad at the same time, because I know it's probably going to be the last time," she said.

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