Andy Murray has withdrawn from Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament.

The two-time champion was due to face Frenchman Benoit Paire in the first round on Tuesday but has decided best-of-five-set tennis is too demanding at this stage of his comeback.

Murray has played three matches since returning to competitive action after undergoing hip surgery in January.

The 31-year-old lost to Nick Kyrgios at Queen's then beat Stan Wawrinka in Eastbourne before losing against fellow Briton Kyle Edmund.

In a statement, Murray said: "It is with a heavy heart that I'm announcing that I'll be withdrawing from Wimbledon this year.

"I've made significant progress in practice and matches over the last ten days, but after lengthy discussions with my team, we've decided that playing best of five set matches might be a bit too soon in the recovery process.

"We did everything we could to try to be ready in time.

"I will start practising on the hard courts from tomorrow and continuing with my rehab and recovery and I'm looking forward to the US hard court season."

Murray, whose ranking will plummet to outside the top 800, is next scheduled to play at the Citi Open in Washington beginning on July 30.

The Scot has been replaced in the Wimbledon draw by Jason Jung from Chinese Taipei.