Kate Middleton sends personal message of support to Andy Murray to salute his Wimbledon career

We may not have seen Kate Middleton at Wimbledon while undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, but that doesn’t mean Kate Middleton didn’t see Wimbledon.

It is not yet known whether the Princess of Wales, who is patron of the tournament’s host, the All England Lawn Tennis Club, will make her customary appearance at the Grand Slam tournament to present the trophies, but on Saturday she made it clear she was following the tournament, sending a message of congratulations to the players. Andy Murray.

On the Instagram stories of the account with which she shares Prince WilliamKate shared a personal note. “An incredible Wimbledon career comes to an end. You should be so proud @andymurray. On behalf of all of us, thank you!” she wrote, signing the message “C.”

Murray made his Wimbledon debut in 2005, when he was still a teenager, and had previously announced that this year would be his last appearance at the tournament. He recently underwent surgery for a spinal cyst, among other injuries.

Thursday, he and his brother Jamie were eliminated from the men’s doubles tournament by Jean Peers And Rinky HijikataHe was due to take part in the mixed doubles tournament alongside Emma RaducanuBut Raducanu announced she would withdraw to prioritise her performance in the women’s singles event after suffering from wrist stiffness.

On Sunday, after being eliminated from the singles tournament, Raducanu said she stood by her decision.

“I didn’t want to rob him of his last game,” she said of Murray. “But at the end of the day, I think a lot of players in a similar situation would have done the same thing, put their body first. I still believe I made the right decision.”

“He was obviously disappointed because it was his last match (at Wimbledon). But what a champion. I hope he plays at the Olympics and says his goodbyes there.”

Murray, for his part, has said the Paris Olympics will likely be his last games, if he is able to compete at all.

“It’s tough because I would love to keep playing, but I can’t. Physically, it’s too tough right now,” Murray said in an interview Thursday after receiving a standing ovation following a video tribute to his career highlights. “I want to play forever, I love this game. It’s given me so much, it’s taught me a lot of lessons over the years that I can use in the rest of my life. I don’t want to stop, so it’s tough.”

Kate and Murray are friends and have teamed up for events like a video call in 2020 during a pandemic-cancelled Wimbledon, and last year the player pointed to the princess in the stands in a wordless thank you as he walked onto the court.

President of the All England Club Debbie Jevans said the organization hoped Kate would be able to attend the tournament this year, but that no final decision had been made.

“We hope that the Princess of Wales will be able to present the trophies as patron of the club, but her health and recovery is the priority,” Jevans said. “We don’t know what we don’t know. All we’ve said is that we will work with her and give her as much flexibility as possible.”