Andy Murray remains hopeful the back injury which ended his Queen’s campaign will not deny him what is expected at Wimbledons

Andy Murray remains hopeful the back injury which ended his Queen’s campaign will not deny him what is expected to be a final appearance at Wimbledons. Britain’s Murray had to retire against Australia’s Jordan Thompson on Wednesday, a sad finish to what is likely to be his last appearance at a tournament which he has won a record five times.

The 37-year-old former world number one is set to bring his illustrious career to a close later this year. With Wimbledon starting on 1 July – and a planned doubles appearance there with his older brother Jamie HH good – Murray’s army of adoring British fans will be hoping his back issue will not affect his chances of saying an emotional goodbye.

“Let’s hope it will be OK with some rest and treatment, and I’ll still be able to play [at Wimbledon],” said Murray, who won the SW19 title in 2013 and 2016.

Earlier this week Murray said he felt ending his career at Wimbledon or the Olympics – the events in which he has enjoyed his most gratifying successes – would be a fitting stage to retire from the sport.

A scan on Thursday will likely provide more answers about whether the back issue will jeopardise those plans. “I don’t know exactly what the problem is. I hadn’t experienced that before,” said Murray.