After taking part in an exhibition tournament last week to prepare for the US Open and Roland-Garros, Andy Murray judged Wednesday that he had returned to the service of his best years, where he had won three Grand Slam titles. “I am able to serve well again and serve as hard as I did when I was about 25, which, knowing that I was not sure to replay, is very positive,” said former world number one at the BBC.
Murray, now 33, was 25 when he won the US Open in 2012 and 26 when he became the first Briton to win Wimbledon in 2013 since Fred Perry in 1936 (he won again the tournament in 2016). “Obviously, when you are able to do big powerful services, it means that there are more shorter stitches – and this is good news for my body and my hip”, which he underwent surgery in 2019 , said the Scot. Last week, after 7 months of complete stoppage, he had reached the semi-finals of the “Battle of the Brits”, a 100% British tournament, winning two matches out of the four played in five days. But he forfeited before the match for third place. Murray will resume competition in mid-August in Washington, two weeks before competing, he hopes, the US Open which begins on August 31 and the Parisian event to be held in late September and early October.
“Arriving for the US Open and Roland-Garros to take place this year is a good thing, I think,” said the tennis player, referring to the Covid-19 pandemic that has upset the calendar of the season. “The most important thing is that these events take place in complete safety,” he added.
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