Andy Murray brings in 28-year-old doubles specialist as coach ahead of Wimbledon 🟢 jamesgraysport for iPaperSport:
The three-time grand slam champion will be defending points from reaching the final of the ATP 250 event in Stuttgart, but it is currently unclear whether he will return to Germany to play there or prefer to play in London. He missed Queen’s, the traditional pre-Wimbledon tournament, last year afterGiven Murray’s ambitions to challenge for a grand slam title again, and that he believes his best chance to do that is at Wimbledon, his grass-court swing is even more important.
The two-time SW19 champ has made achieving a world ranking good enough to make him a seeded player a stated aim, because the more favourable draw would allow him to conserve energy against weaker players in the early rounds. With relatively few points available at Surbiton – even winning it would only earn him 125 points and he is defending 45 from last year – there is particular focus on Queen’s as he tries to bridge the gap from 66 in the world to the top 32 who are seeded at slams.
But winning a fifth title at the Queen’s Club, which is likely to be what he needs from his week in west London in order to jump up the rankings, will be hard work given the quality field that has been assembled. World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz, Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini and Taylor Fritz are among the eight top-20 players entered into the tournament.
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