ATP: Andy Murray: Via Eastbourne to Wimbledon – with warning from Wawrinka

Andy Murray seems to have recovered well after his comeback at the ATP tournament in Queen’s and is now heading for the Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon – with a stopover in Eastbourne.

Great news from Sir Andy Murray: The Scotsman will continue his practice at the tournament in Eastbourne next week.

That was announced by ex-number-one on Friday. The preparation tournament should serve as an endurance test for the upcoming showdown in Wimbledon.

Only this week Murray returned to the tour after almost a year off and had to admit defeat in three sets in the opening match in Queen’s Nick Kyrgios.

The Wimbledon winner seems to have taken the strain well and wants to play a few more matches before the tournament at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

“I felt tired in the end after the match in Queen’s, but it wasn’t like I was completely finished,” Murray is quoted in the Guardian before his start in Eastbourne.

The warning of Murray’s colleague Stan Wawrinka that he should be careful with a comeback seems to have been perceived by the Scotsman in a measured manner. Wawrinka said during the tournament in Queen’s: “Andy has to be careful when he comes back. Things are not going as before. He moved well here, but I didn’t feel anything after my comeback at the Australian Open. Two days later I was dead.”

For “Sir Andy”, the tournament in Eastbourne will be groundbreaking for the Wimbledon appearance. A few weeks ago it was not yet clear whether the Scotsman could even play the grass court season.

Murray will be joined by Wawrinka in Eastbourne and Novak Djokovic, who added a superstar to the strong field at short notice. The Serb presents himself in strong form and plays in Queen’s partly like in old times.

So another tough first round draw could be waiting for Murray. But which tennis fan has something against a potential Murray-Djokovic duel in round one?

The men’s single tableau in Eastbourne