I'll give my all to make Wimbledon, vows Andy

The world No 9 faces a desperate fight to recover from his wrist injury in time to play in The Championships the week after next but he offered hope to his fans that he could make it, even with a Tuesday start a possibility.

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"I can make a decision on the day of my match if I want to," said Murray, who is scheduled to try out his injured wrist at the Boodles Cup exhibition event in Buckinghamshire next week, although the chances of that happening are extremely remote.

"If I can't play in that but am able to play at Wimbledon then that's fine. I will certainly wait until the Saturday or Sunday before Wimbledon and decide then.

"If I play, it might take me a match or two to get into the swing of things. I'm sure that other guys have had to do it in the past. It's difficult but it's do-able."

Until yesterday Murray has been determinedly low-key about his intentions.

While the chances of him being fit for Wimbledon must still be less than evens, there is more hope of him appearing than first feared when he damaged the wrist at the German Open on May 15.

"I'm now able to hit for about an hour-and-a-half per day and I've been upping it by five per cent every day and doing a lot in the gym," he said.

"I saw the doctor on Monday and he basically told me to keep doing what I've been doing.

"I've got to be realistic and make sure that I don't hit it too hard," said Murray, who described the intensity of his hitting as about 50 per cent.

"If I hit my hardest on the forehand it would probably hurt but it is getting better every day.

"Not long ago it was hurting when I was just opening the door.

"Hopefully, in about a week I will be able to start playing proper points."

He was adamant, though, that he will not rush to play the Boodles event, which is promoted by his management company, or Wimbledon, where his presence is wanted by public demand.

"I don't have a problem with it if I have to miss Wimbledon," he said.

"I'll continue to take it day by day."

Murray, speaking at the launch of the Road To Andy Murray' scheme for youngsters he is supporting in conjunction with David Lloyd Leisure, said his enforced lay-offs in 2007 had not all been bad.

"I have been able to see friends and family, so it has been enjoyable in some ways. But it has been like eight weeks' holiday and I don't want any more time off."

Meanwhile, Tim Henman confirmed yesterday that he will take a wildcard into next week's Nottingham Open following his early exit from the Artois Championships.