Andy Murray sets deadline for Wimbledon decision and speaks out after practice hit

Andy Murray will hold talks with his team and family today before deciding if he is fit enough to play a final Wimbledon singles tournament.

The former world No.1 held a final training session at Aorangi Park today - and beat Kyle Edmund 6-3 2-0.

Asked how the hit went, the Scot said: “It was alright, yeah. It was good. I am going to have a chat with my team now and speak to my family this evening and then make a decision. Most likely tonight.”

Murray, 37, pulled out of cinch Championships at Queen’s Club suffering “neural pain” in his back and loss of power and co-ordination in his right leg. He underwent surgery to remove a spinal cyst on Saturday June 23 and returned to the practice court last week.

But he is fighting a desperate race against time to be fit to face world No.38 Tomas Machac on Centre Court on Tuesday.

Asked if he has made progress in the last couple of days, the double Wimbledon champion said: "Yeah, it is getting better. And the testing and stuff I have done is good.

"Yeah i just need to decide whether it is enough to compete really.”

Murray could also still play in the men’s doubles with his brother Jamie.

Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton said: “You know as well as I do that all the fans coming here will be absolutely keen to see Andy, there’s no doubt about that. We would love to see him on court.

"Of course, if he isn’t we have plenty of other tennis going on. The fans will be absolutely desperate to see him play. We will wish him well on getting on court. The first-round doubles we can schedule any time between Wednesday and Friday. Scheduling is an art not a science, there are always loads of moving parts. Andy’s doubles with his brother is one of those moving parts.”

Bolton added: “We have got a variety of plans sitting waiting to deliver but I will probably repeat what I said before it’s very much Andy’s call when he chooses to announce that this definitely his final Wimbledon and he is retiring. I think we should all respect that. I know it’s tough at this point. We want to get the celebration right. Really it’s for Andy to make that call and we will be ready whenever that happens. There have been various conversations ongoing for some time now. Andy, of course, is very focused on his performance, not really on anything else.

“Once he decides to retire and we all get the chance to celebrate him I think you’ll really see how much he has meant to not just tennis-loving public but actually sports-loving public in the UK. Ah, I think there will be tears around the house generally speaking. I can’t speak for Andy but for some of the rest of us around the court, I’m sure they’ll be a few tears in the eyes.”