Murray out of Wimbledon singles but set to play doubles

Britain's Andy Murray has withdrawn from the men's singles at Wimbledon, although he is still set to play in the doubles with his brother Jamie.

Murray, who is planning to retire later this year, had surgery 10 days ago on a back issue.

The 37-year-old, who won Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016, was due to play Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic on Centre Court on Tuesday.

Murray had to retire from his match against Australia's Jordan Thompson at Queen's on 19 June because of a back issue.

A few days later the former world number one had a cyst close to his spinal cord removed because it was causing nerve pain in his right leg.

Despite the surgery Murray still hopes to compete at the All-England Club one final time before bringing his illustrious career to a close.

He returned to the practice courts at Wimbledon at the weekend and wanted to give himself as much time as possible to prove his fitness, only making a final decision to pull out of the singles hours before he was due on court.

The Scot has struggled with injury this year, rupturing his ankle ligaments at the Miami Open in March.

He was able to return seven weeks later, but has been hampered by a back problem exacerbated by playing on clay.