Could Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic both miss Wimbledon?

Murray delays comeback and Djokovic doubts
if he will play on grass at all this year

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British No.2 Murray, the champion in 2013 and 2016, was expected
to make a comeback this month at the Libema Open grass-court event
in ’s-Hertogenbosch in Holland. But the BBC reports that the 31-year-old has delayed his
return. 

Murray had hip surgery in January and although he will
miss the event in the Netherlands he is still hopeful of playing
Wimbledon, which starts on 2 July.

He said: “I am not quite ready to return. I am still
aiming to play in the coming weeks, but I want to be 100% when I do
return. It is with regret that I won’t be ready to play in
s’Hertogenbosch. I was excited to play there for the first
time.”

Murray “faces a race against time to be fit”, Sky Sports reports, and in an interview with
the broadcaster he said his recovery has been “very slow”.

Djokovic: I’m not thinking about
tennis

Serbian star Djokovic is also a doubt for this year’s
championships after he suffered a shock quarter-final defeat at the
French Open yesterday against world No.72 Marco
Cecchinato.

Speaking after his defeat in Paris, the
three-time Wimbledon winner was asked in the post-match press
conference if he will play on grass this year.

He replied: “I don’t know. I don’t know what I’m going to do. I
just came from the court. Sorry, guys, I can’t give you that
answer. I cannot give you any answer. I’m just not thinking about
tennis at the moment.”

2018 Wimbledon Championships

• When: 2-15 July 
• Where: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon,
  London 
• Official website: wimbledon.com