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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."
"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.
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