Tennis: Murray withdraws from Wimbledon

London, England (Sports Network) - Andy Murray of Britain has decided to withdraw from Wimbledon because of a nagging wrist injury.
The third Grand Slam of 2007 is scheduled to get under way Monday from the venerable All England Club.
"I have done everything possible to get ready for Wimbledon," said Murray on Sunday. "I have played practice sets the last few days but still cannot hit a topspin forehand properly."
Murray was slated to face Ecuador's Nicolas Lapentti in the first round and will be replaced in the draw by lucky loser Kevin Kim of the United States.
The eighth-seeded Murray was likely Britain's best hope to end the nation's long drought of homegrown Wimbledon winners. A Brit has not won the men's singles title since Fred Perry in 1936.
Murray was hurt at the Hamburg Masters six weeks ago when he hit a forehand against Filippo Volandri. After playing two more points, Murray decided to retire and hasn't played competitively since.
The 20-year-old Scotsman practiced on Saturday, but was advised by doctors not to play for at least another 10 days.
"It has been six weeks of really hard work but I'm not 100 percent ready," Murray added. "The wrist is a very important part of tennis and there are a number of players who have made the decision to come back too soon and ended up with long term injuries and I do not want to take the risk and make the same mistake.
"The doctor has advised me not to play and that I probably need about 10 days to be ready. Unfortunately, I don't think it is going to rain for the next 10 days. I love playing Wimbledon because of the great support I get from the British public and that is what I will miss the most."
Murray, who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon last year in his second appearance, has won a pair of ATP titles in his young career, including a triumph at San Jose in February.