Andy Murray remains hopeful of playing at Wimbledon but admits he has a “long way to go” before he is 100%.
Murray is sitting out the French Open, which started yesterday, in a bid to improve a long-standing back problem.
He announced he would miss Roland Garros a week after retiring from his clash with Marcel Granollers in Rome on May 15 but said he was optimistic he would be fit enough to compete at SW19.
That remains the case but the world No 2 is facing a race against time with Wimbledon starting on June 24.
Asked if he would be able to compete in the season’s third grand slam, Murray said: “That’s the plan. The grass is a bit easier on my back than the clay and I am hoping that Wimbledon is going to be fine.
“I am going to try to get myself ready to play (the warm-up event) at Queen’s but I just have to wait and see.”
Having given the back complete rest, Murray has recently returned to the practice court but has been limited in what he can do.
“I have been doing three hours of rehab and treatment every day to make sure it’s as good as possible for the grass court stretch but I still have a process I am going through to build up my training to see if I have any setbacks or not when I start to push a little bit more,” he said.
“Hopefully by the grass court season I will be feeling better but it’s a process I need to be patient through.
“I have a long way to go before I am 100%.”