The 2022 Championships begin on Monday and Scottish tennis fans are in for a treat in the evening, with Andy Murray in action on Centre Court. The two-time champion has been in fine form on the grass this year, reaching the final of the Boss Open in Stuttgart before narrowly losing to Matteo Berrettini.
Along the way he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios in straight sets and while an abdominal strain picked up in Germany forced him out of the cinch Championships at Queen’s, Murray says he is fully fit and raring to go at SW19.
Murray is not seeded this year, despite the absence of Russian and Belarussian players due to their countries’ participation in the invasion of Ukraine, but he managed to avoid the big guns in the first-round draw.
He instead landed James Duckworth, the world No 77 from Australia, who Murray has played twice before. The Scot defeated the 30-year-old at the 2018 US Open 6-7 (5/7) 6-3 7-5 6-3 and the overcame Duckworth once again in Brisbane, prevailing 6-3 6-4.