Andy Murray will kick off his grass-court campaign in Surbiton on Monday against former Australian Open semi-finalist Hyeon Chung… as the 36-year-old offers a final hurray
- Andy Murray will face Hyeon Chung in the first round of the Surbiton Trophy
- It’s a good sign that the Briton is looking to continue playing well in 2024
- Murray, who skipped Roland-Garros, last played at Bordeaux two weeks ago
Andy Murray will open his grass campaign on Monday at Surbiton amid more signs he is looking to play until 2024.
The two-time Wimbledon champion is in the process of agreeing a deal that will see Scottish doubles player Jonny O’ Mara constantly traveling around the tour with him as a partner and coaching adviser next year.
Murray hasn’t played since a heavy loss to Stan Wawrinka in a clay-court Challenger event in Bordeaux, which precipitated his decision to skip the French Open and focus on grass.
His first opponent in the Lexus Challenger to be held in south-west London will be one of the tour’s forgotten men, Hyeon Chung from Korea.
The 27-year-old reached the Australian Open semi-finals in 2018 alongside Briton Kyle Edmund, and like Edmund has struggled with serious injury problems in recent years.
Andy Murray will open his grass campaign on Sunday in the Surbiton Trophy
Murray takes on former Australian Open semi-finalist Hyeon Chung of Korea
After undergoing back surgery, he completely missed two and a half years of touring and has only just returned to action. Currently unranked, he uses an exemption to participate in tournaments.
Dan Evans is the first seed in a strong field for Challenger who sees Murray as the second seed, while the women are also playing a concurrent $100,000 event.
