手術のマレー、ウィンブルドン出場諦めずも 単は可能性低い

【ロンドンＡＦＰ＝時事】男子テニス、元世界ランキング１位のアンディ・マレー（は、前週末に脊椎嚢胞（のうほう）の手術を受けた中で、引き続きウィンブルドン選手権出場を目指しているとしつつ、シングルスに出るのは難しい見通しだと明かした。（写真は男子テニスのアンディ・マレー）
　四大大会（グランドスラム）３勝のうちウィンブルドンで２勝を挙げているマレーは、前週行われたシンチ選手権の試合中に右脚に力が入らず途中棄権し、２２日に手術を受けた。
　五輪で２個のシングルス金メダルを獲得しているマレーは、かねて来月開幕するパリ五輪を現役最後の大会として考えていると話しているが、「五輪で最後を迎える計画をめぐって、いろいろなことが起きているのは確かだ」と明かした。
　「手術自体は大きな手術ではなかったが、嚢胞が大きくなれば合併症を引き起こす可能性が高く、問題は深刻だった」と説明。手術は成功し、すでにボールを打ち始めているが、競技に戻れる時期を明言するのは「不可能」だとした。
　２８日に組み合わせ抽選会が行われ、来月１日に１回戦が始まるウィンブルドンのシングルスについては、「現時点では出場できない可能性のほうが高い」と話した一方、この日は兄のジェイミー・マレーとともにダブルスのワイルドカード（主催者推薦）を与えられた。
　次週にエントリーが確定するパリ五輪ではシングルスに加え、ダニエル・エヴァンスとのペアでダブルスの出場も目指している。五輪の出場がかなわなかった場合は、全米オープンなどの大会に出場する可能性もあるとコメントした。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/06/28-18:18）

Andy Murray remains hopeful he will play at Wimbledon but admits it is unlikely to be in the singles competition after undergoing surgery on a spinal cyst.
The 37-year-old, who confirmed he is planning for the Olympics in Paris to be the final event of his career, had the procedure on Saturday after experiencing weakness in his right leg while playing at Queen's last week.
He was forced to pull out of his second-round match against Jordan Thompson at the London tournament after just five games.
Murray, who has won two of his three Grand Slams at Wimbledon, said he had been told to seek immediate treatment by multiple surgeons.
The last week's been pretty tough, said the British former world number one. There's obviously a lot going on with me planning on finishing at the Olympics.
He added: Although the surgery is not a major surgery, the problem was a serious problem because, if the cyst continues to grow -- obviously at Queen's I basically lost the strength, coordination and everything in my right leg on my way to the court -- you're likely to have other complications as well.
The Scot, who is also a two-time Olympic singles champion, said the operation had gone really, really well and he was hitting balls again but added that it was impossible to say when he would be able to compete.
The draw for the singles takes place on Friday, with first-round matches starting on Monday.
Later Thursday, Murray and brother Jamie were awarded the final wildcard for the men's doubles by the All England Club.
It's complicated, and it's made more complicated because I want to play at Wimbledon one more time, added Murray of his current predicament.
I would say it's probably more likely that I'm not able to play singles right now.
I spoke to my brother a couple of days ago in terms of the doubles to see if he wants to find someone else to play with, and I was obviously absolutely fine with that.
But he also wants the opportunity to try to play. We'll see how the next few days go.
Olympic entries will be confirmed next week, with Murray hoping to play singles and doubles with Dan Evans.
Should Murray not make the Olympics, he revealed he could yet play another event, such as the US Open, in order to bow out on his own terms.
Because of what I put into the sport over the last however many years, I would at least like to go out playing a proper match where I'm at least competitive, he said.