Roger Federer believes Andy Murray made the right decision to withdraw from Wimbledon, insisting it's "not the end of the world" for the two-time winner.
Murray, 31, pulled out on Sunday, less than 24 hours before the start of the tournament, fearing that his long-standing hip injury would not cope with the rigours of two weeks of five-set tennis.
"It must be a tough decision but one he's taking for his career, and his life as well," said eight-time Wimbledon champion Federer.
"I think it's probably a wise decision. He would give everything to play here and that's why it hurts."
"I've made significant progress in practice and matches over the last 10 days but, after lengthy discussions with my team and with a heavy heart, we've decided that playing best-of-five-set matches might be a bit too soon in the recovery process."
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"It's not the end of the world and we all hope he's going to come back stronger and win some epic battles on centre court again."
Murray, who was due to face France's Benoit Paire in the first round, signed off on his statement by saying: "If anyone needs a coach over the next couple weeks give me buzz!"
Nick Kyrgios, who beat Murray in his comeback match at Queen's last month, added: "Let's make it happen. I know you like a challenge."
US Open women's champion Sloane Stephens joined in, writing: "As you know, my coach is always asleep!!!! We need help!!!! Warm up is at 10:30, court 5 -- see you there?"
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