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novak, murray not sure of wimbledon

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Novak Djokovic is facing the gravest crisis of his career after a shock French Open defeat to Italian journeyman Marco Cecchinato left him contemplating missing Wimbledon to rebuild his game and reboot his state of mind.

Tuesday's defeat left Djokovic, a former world number one and 12-time Grand Slam title winner shell-shocked, so much so that he threatened to skip the forthcoming grasscourt season and, by extension, Wimbledon where he is a three-time champion.

"I don't know if I'm going to play on grass - I'm just not thinking about tennis at the moment," said Djokovic, who opted to conduct his post-match media duties on Tuesday.

While, Andy Murray's hopes of being fit enough to play at Wimbledon have taken a fresh hit after he pulled out of his planned comeback next week in the Netherlands.

The former world number one, who has not played a competitive match since he was knocked out of the Wimbledon quarter-finals last July.

"Unfortunately I won't be ready to play in Hertogenbosch," the British three-time Grand Slam champion posted.

Having only just returned to the practice courts, Murray faces a race against time to be fit for Wimbledon, which starts on July 2.

The 31-year-old will make a decision on whether he will enter Queen's, in london, which begins next week.