Andy Murray would 'fancy' himself against 'a lot' of top 10 on grass after Surbiton win ahead of Wimbledon
Andy Murray says he would “fancy” his chances against a lot of the world’s top 10 on grass. The former world No. 1 opted out of the French Open and is instead preparing for Wimbledon by playing at the grass-court Surbiton Trophy Challenger event.
Ad Murray made a strong start at the tournament as he beat Chung Hyeon 6-3 6-2 in the opening round. Roland-Garros women'I was really happy about it' — Andreeva says Murray text inspired landmark win30/05/2023 AT 19:45 He showed last year he is still a force on his favourite surface as he beat Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas to make the Stuttgart final, where he narrowly lost to Matteo Berrettini. Asked if he still considered himself among the best 10 players on grass, Murray, 36, said: “Yes, I think so.
It is hard to put numbers on it, but yes, I would fancy myself against a lot of them [the top 10]. «Last year I won against Kyrgios who made the final of Wimbledon, I won against Tsitsipas — it is probably not his favourite surface but he is one of the best players in the world. »I was a set all with Berrettini — who is quite clearly in the top few grass-court players — in the final of Stuttgart before I hurt my abs." Murray, who has added doubles specialist Jonny O’Mara to his coaching team, will be looking for a strong week in Surbiton as he continues his push to be seeded for Wimbledon.
He is currently ranked at No. 43 in the world, with the top 32 earning a seeded spot at Grand Slams. Wilander: Rune is going to win Grand Slams Henman analyses Zverev's 'opportunity' at French Open «I've got up to 41 in the world and believe I can go higher than that,” he added.