Andy Murray returns to SW19 as he takes to practice court ahead of first round
The former world no.1 has confirmed he will compete at Wimbledon on Tuesday as he continues his recovery from a long-term hip problem.
ANDY MURRAY has confirmed he will compete at Wimbledon on Tuesday as he takes to practice court.
The former world number one will face France’s Benoit Paire in the first round.
Despite his fitness still being questioned, Murray seemed relaxed and on good form.
The 31-year-old is still recovering from a long-term hip problem.
Ahead of Murray's game on Tuesday he said: "I have to view it, like, very much day by day, just as a process."
"I’m practising, like, a high level, a high intensity every day with some of the best players in the world. That’s really positive for me as part of getting better, to compete again."
MOST READ IN SPORT
"You know, in other sports when you come back, you don’t tend to come back and be competing against the best in the world immediately, like, for five sets or three sets, whatever. You would build up a little bit, play 15 minutes, 30 minutes, and so on."
FROM RUSSIA WITH LIVE All the latest action, news, goals and gossip from the World Cup
"I’m just trying to right now keep building, practicing with these guys, then hopefully pulling up each day and obviously competing in the matches, which went well I think the last couple of weeks, in Queen’s and Eastbourne. So far here that’s also been the case, which is good."
The Scot missed Wimbledon back in 2007 with a wrist injury but has played every year since and has reached at least the quarter-finals each time.
Murray's last competitive match in 2017 came at Wimbledon where he lost to Sam Querrey in five sets.
In January this year Murray had hip surgery and made his return at Queen's, losing in three sets to Australian Nick Kyrgios.
A week later he then took a wildcard to enter Eastbourne International where he beat Stan Wawrinka in the first round and then lost to Kyle Edmund.
