Andy Murray Withdraws From Wimbledon Singles Tournament

Former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has decided against playing in the singles tournament this year and will instead only compete in the doubles with his brother Jamie. The 37-year-old Scot is retiring later this year and had surgery on his back 10 days ago, but was due to play 23-year-old Tomas Machac, from the Czech Republic, on Tuesday. But on Tuesday, Mr. Murray—who won Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016—announced he was pulling out of the match, giving Mr. Machac a bye to the second round. Mr. Murray’s team released a statement, which said, “Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, Andy has taken the very difficult decision not to play the singles this year.”...