Andy Murray casts further doubt on his future with Olympic Games declaration

Andy Murray has admitted he is not sure if he will play at the Olympic Games, despite being named in the Team GB squad.

Murray, who has said he might call time on his career at the end of the summer, was picked to play for Great Britain in Paris, with the full squad announced on Sunday. He has been selected alongside Jack Draper, Cam Norrie and Dan Evans and doubles specialists Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski.

The 37-year-old was handed a wildcard to compete in the singles at Roland Garros in what would be a record fifth Olympics appearance. Murray has struggled for form in 2024 and was dumped out of the French Open in the opening round by Stan Wawrinka before deciding not to defend his title at Surbiton.

He is preparing for what is likely to be a farewell appearance at Wimbledon from July 1 before potentially playing at the Olympics. But speaking at Queen’s Club on Sunday, Murray cast doubt on the Olympics, which start on July 26.

“I'm not 100 per cent sure,” Murray said when asked if he would play in the singles if he is not selected for the doubles in Paris. “It depends a little bit physically how I'm doing and a bit how the next few weeks go as well. But my plan just now is to play but it's not straightforward.

“Obviously I've really enjoyed playing the Olympics over the years and the chance to play in another one, I'm excited about that. Obviously find out in the next 10 days or so on the doubles what's going to happen though but hopefully me and Evo (Dan Evans) get the chance to play.”

Murray and Evans were knocked out of the French Open in the first round of the men’s doubles, but will reprise the partnership for Queen’s. The Scot is then planning to play alongside his brother Jamie in the doubles at Wimbledon.

Andy Murray of Great Britain (L) and Daniel Evans

The three-time Grand Slam champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist has been open about his physical issues since coming back from injury. “Physically I'd been struggling,” he said. “Over the clay season I was struggling a lot with my back and couldn't really serve properly and preparations were difficult.

“So I wasn't sure whether or not I was definitely going to play. I had an operation on my back in 2013. And even before then, clay was the surface that gave me the most problems for my back. Some of it comes from some of the issues I had with my right hip because I lacked movement and rotation in my right hip then my left lower back would have to make up for that. It would take a bit of the stress and strain.

“On the clay courts, balls generally are bouncing much higher and the issue that I had with my back was extension and rotation. My back's been pretty good since moving on to the grass.”