Andy Murray set to make comeback from hip surgery in June

Sport360 staff 23:40 21/05/2018
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  • It's been a long wait to get back on court for Andy Murray.

    Andy Murray is set to make his long-awaited comeback from hip surgery at next month’s Libema Open grass-court event in the Netherlands.

    The two-time Wimbledon champion, who has not played a competitive match since exiting SW19 at the quarter-final stage to America’s Sam Querrey last year, will feature at the event, which begins on June 11, according to tournament director Marcel Hunze.

    Murray, who turned 31 last week, was scheduled to make his comeback at the start of 2018 but suffered a setback over his lingering hip issue and was forced to undergo the knife in Melbourne back in January.

    In March, the former World No1 posted several pictures of him training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy on the French Riviera and looked to be on his way back to full fitness as he decided to skip the clay-court season completely.

    However, rumours started to circulate recently that the Scot had suffered yet another setback as he was not seen practicing at his regular Wimbledon training base upon his return to the UK.

    There were also reports he may turn out in a Challenger Tour event at Loughborough, though he did not apply for a wildcard.

    But now it seems Murray is back on track and will compete in June.

    Libema Open chief Hunze told BBC Scotland: “After consulting his team, we don’t have any reason to doubt his participation.”

    “Andy is on the entry list. We are looking forward to welcoming Andy here for his comeback on the ATP tour.”

    Murray is currently ranked No45 in the world and now the British No2, with Kyle Edmund up to 17 in the world standings.

    Should the one-time US Open champion come through next month’s tune-up on grass, he is scheduled to play at Queen’s as normal between June 18 and 24.

    Wimbledon gets under way on July 2.

    Meanwhile, on Monday, Murray publically backed a new tennis app designed to make it easier and more affordable for people to take up the game.

    The app, called Deuce and due to launch just before Wimbledon, aims to match players of all ages and abilities with sessions or courts at clubs or parks close to where they live.

    Murray has always been a staunch advocate of finding new and creative ways to inspire future generations of British children to get involved in the sport.

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