Andy Murray to start grass season at Surbiton Trophy after French Open as preparation for Wimbledon
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Published 14/05/2024 at 12:53 GMT
Andy Murray has been confirmed to play at the Surbiton Trophy. The ATP Challenger event starts on June 3, which coincides with the second week of the French Open. Murray is set to play the French Open after making his comeback from an ankle injury in Bordeaux this week. The former world No. 1 and three-time Grand Slam winner looks set to retire from tennis this summer.
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Andy Murray is set to start his grass season at the Surbiton Trophy, where he will be defending champion.
The former world No. 1 has entered the ATP Challenger event ahead of playing Stuttgart, Queen’s and Wimbledon.
The Surbiton Trophy starts on June 3, which coincides with the second week of the French Open.
Murray is entered into the French Open and is reportedly going to play singles and doubles.
The three-time Grand Slam champion has been out of action since late March with an ankle injury but will make his comeback at an ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux this week.
This is expected to be Murray’s last season on tour as he has said he is “likely” to stop playing after the summer.
It has been reported that Murray has been trialling a Yonex racquet ahead of his return, having played with Head for his whole career so far.
Fellow three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka has said he views Murray as “way ahead” of him in terms of career achievements, and doesn’t expect the former world No. 1 to retire this year.
Wawrinka and Murray have both won three Grand Slam titles and at their best were two of the biggest threats to the ‘Big Three’ of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
But Murray has also spent time as world No. 1 and won 41 career titles, while Wawrinka has a career-high ranking of No. 3 and has 16 titles.
“For me, he was part of this Big Four era,” Wawrinka told Express Sport about Murray.
“From 18 years old until 30 he was always fighting with the Big Three, he was always there.
“Let’s put it that way, he won ‘only’ three because all the other [players] were taking but he was always in the final, he was always winning a lot. For me, his career is nothing compared to mine. He’s way ahead, he won many more titles, things than me, and his level was close to the Big Three for 10 years.”
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