Andy Murray to compete at inaugural Gijon Open, as he looks to improve ATP ranking ahead of Australian Open

Andy Murray will compete in the inaugural Gijon Open as he looks to get a good seeding ahead of the Australian Open. Murray hasn’t competed in a singles ATP event since his early exit in the US Open last month. Ad It’s clear that the former world No.

1 is heading to Spain to pick up as many ranking points as he possibly can. Laver Cup'It added something special' — Djokovic wants rivals at retirement like Federer28/09/2022 AT 10:25 Should he perform well at the Gijon Open and any other tournaments he takes part in this calendar year, he could head to the Australian Open, which is set to start on January 16, with a better ranking behind him. Murray’s inclusion in the tournament as a wildcard entry means that the cramping issues that he has struggled with this season are not as serious as previously thought.

After his first-round defeat in the Citi Open, Murray candidly spoke about the problem saying: “I [have] struggled a little bit with [cramping] the past two tournaments. I need to have a little look at that with my team and maybe see why that is, make a few changes. “In terms of the training off the court and on the practice court, I'll have to look at that as well and see if there's more that I could be doing, maybe different ways of practising to help with that.