ANDY Murray remains hopeful of playing at Wimbledon but admits it is unlikely to be in singles.
The 37-year-old, who confirmed he is planning for the Olympics in Paris to be the final event of his career, had surgery on a spinal cyst on Saturday after experiencing weakness in his right leg during a second-round match against Jordan Thompson at Queen's Club.
Murray called it a day after only five games and revealed he had no choice but to go under the knife.
"Obviously the last week's been pretty tough," said the Scot. "There's obviously a lot going on with me planning on finishing at the Olympics.
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