Andy Roddick commented on what we wants Andy Murray to experience before he bids farewell to tennis.
On what could possibly be his final appearance at the event, the Brit retired from his Queen’s second round match against Jordan Thompson while trailing 4-1 in the first set.
The 37-year-old has since undergone a procedure on a spinal cyst and his status for Wimbledon is currently unclear.
Murray has struggled with various injuries over the last several years and he has been playing with metal in his hip for some time.
It remains to be seen how much longer he will continue to play, but Roddick was very concerned after seeing take to the court to play Thompson.
Andy Roddick wants Andy Murray to have a Wimbledon sendoff
Roddick, who like Murray has won the Queen’s title, was impressed with the double Olympic champion’s 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Australia’s Alexei Popyrin.
He was then left shocked by the Brit’s movement in round two, and he is worried for the player’s fitness after hearing of his operation.
Not only does Roddick wish Murray well, but he also wants to see him have a fitting sendoff at Wimbledon when his career comes to an end.
“Andy Murray played a great first-round match and then he came out against Jordan Thompson at Queen’s and it just didn’t look right. It looked like he had just discovered feet. It just didn’t look normal,” he said during the latest episode of his ‘Served Podcast’.
“He ended up having a surgical procedure to remove a cyst from his back, so I tread cautiously here after the last week of my life; that’s concerning.
“All I continue to want is for Murray to have the send-off at Wimbledon. I want him to have that moment to say goodbye on his terms. As of now it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen.”
How many times has Andy Murray won Wimbledon?
Murray has won the Wimbledon Championships on two occasions. After losing the 2012 final to Roger Federer, he reached the final again the following year. This time he took on Novak Djokovic, who was aiming for his second title at the All-England Club.
But Murray secured a straight sets win and in the process became the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to lift the title.
Three years later, Murray was back in the final and this time took on the big serving Milos Raonic. Once again he claimed the final in straight sets, this time with a 6–4, 7–6(3), 7–6(2) scoreline.
This came in a year in which Murray successfully defended his Olympic gold medal and won the ATP Finals which ensured his finished year-end number one for the first and only time in his career.
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