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Andy Murray: I'll make late call on Wimbledon decision

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.

"When I had the injury at Queen’s and then had the subsequent scans and doctor’s appointments, it was a pretty difficult situation to be in. I was told I had to have the surgery immediately by multiple surgeons because of the nature of the problem.

"I had a pretty decent-sized cyst on my spinal cord, which had been seen on a scan post French Open, but it was pretty small and it grew significantly in size over the next two to three weeks.

"Although the surgery is not a major surgery, the problem was a serious problem because, if the cyst continues to grow – obviously at Queen’s I basically lost the strength, coordination and everything in my right leg on my way to the court – you’re likely to have other complications as well.

"Obviously I couldn’t risk that because I was struggling to walk properly because my nerves were getting really compressed. So I had to have the operation, but I was also given multiple different timelines for how long that would take.

"And also was made aware that, if I decided to try to play Wimbledon, there’s some risk associated with that and it’s whether or not I’m willing to take on that risk.

"The operation

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