Andy Murray to make 'last minute' Wimbledon decision: "I’ve earned that right"

Will Andy Murray be fit in time to play Wimbledon?

On Thursday, the two-time champion provided an update five days after a spinal cyst required surgery.

While Murray conceded it’s “more likely that I’m not able to play singles right now,” the 37-year-old isn’t giving up hope just yet.

“I’m going to wait until the last minute to see if I’m going to be able to and I’ve earned that right to do that,” he was quoted saying by Wimbledon.com. “This is not clear cut whether I am 100 percent going to be ready to play or there is a 0 percent chance that I can play.

“The rate that I’m improving just now, if that was to continue then an extra 72 to 96 hours makes a huge difference.”

I’m going to wait until the last minute to see if I’m going to be able to and I’ve earned that right to do that. —Andy Murray

In what is expected to be his farewell appearance at his home major, Murray had also planned on joining older brother Jamie one last time in the men's doubles event.

Last week, the former world No. 1 was forced to retire five games into his second-round match with Jordan Thompson at the Queen’s Club in London. In March, Murray suffered a mid-match ankle injury at the Miami Open that sidelined him from the bulk of the European clay-court season.

While Murray reiterated he will hang up his racquet this summer, the three-time major winner wants to close his playing career the right way.

“Because of what I put into the sport over the last however many years, I would at least like to go out playing a proper match where I'm at least competitive, not what happened at Queen's,” Murray shared.

“If I'm able to play at Wimbledon and if I'm able to play at the Olympics, that's most likely going to be it.”

The Dunblane, Scotland native owns a career 61-13 record at the All England Club. The draw is due to be made Friday morning, with Jannik Sinner seeded No. 1.