TENNIS

Andy Murray still plans to play at Wimbledon despite injury

Murray has been training at the All England Club the past three days but has been unable to practice all of his shots because of his abdominal strain
Murray has been training at the All England Club the past three days but has been unable to practice all of his shots because of his abdominal strain
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Andy Murray has said he still intends to play at Wimbledon despite admitting that the abdominal strain he suffered in Stuttgart nine days ago has left him unable to practice all of his shots.

Providing his first update since withdrawing from last week’s Queen’s Club Championships, the three-times grand-slam winner offered both good and bad news for his many supporters after three days of training sessions at the All England Club with his coach, Ivan Lendl.

“I’m feeling better than I was on the Sunday evening [in Stuttgart],” Murray, 35, said. “With the nature of the injury, it’s not stopped me from practising. I’ve been able to do a lot of work on the court, but there’s specific shots I have not been able to