Murray rules out doubling up

Published June 17, 2006

LONDON, June 16: Andy Murray will skip the doubles at Wimbledon to concentrate on his singles challenge, the great hope of British tennis revealed on Friday.

Murray has had a tough run-up to the Championships, losing in the first round in five of his last seven tournaments and does not feel he can risk using up energy in the doubles.

“At Wimbledon, doubles is best-of-five sets unlike all the other grand slams, so if you've just played a four-and-a-half hour singles match, you don't really want to go and play doubles,” he said.

Murray generated huge excitement last year with his run to the third round and he has made stellar progress since then.—AFP

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