Murray targets Wimbledon seeding and insists he’s nonetheless prime 10 on grass
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ndy Murray nonetheless believes he’s among the many world’s prime gamers on grass and has set his sights on being seeded for Wimbledon.
Murray acquired his grasscourt ambitions beneath manner for the season on the Surbiton Trophy yesterday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Chung Hyeon, having opted to overlook the French Open.
He served effectively and moved freely, regardless of a scare when he fell over an promoting hoarding.
Asked if he was nonetheless on the earth’s prime 10 on grass, he mentioned: “Yes, I think so. It is hard to put numbers on it like that but, yes, I would fancy myself against a lot of them.
“Last year, I won against Nick Kyrgios, who made the final of Wimbledon, I won against Stefanos 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 Matteo Berrettini, who is quite clearly in the top few grasscourt players, in the final of Stuttgart before I hurt my abs. And I’m playing better this year than I was last year.”
Murray is edging in the direction of being seeded for Wimbledon because the world No43 however wants spectacular outcomes at each Surbiton and Queen’s to be within the prime 32 and realise these ambitions.
Of his probabilities this summer season, he mentioned: “I still want to win, I want to compete and see how hard I can push my body. I believe I can go higher. I think I need about 300 points, so I will have to do well over the next few weeks if I want to do that.
“If I have a good tournament at Queen’s, if you make the final or win the tournament there, then I would be seeded but I need to concentrate on the performances. If you start thinking about points, it is not necessarily the best way to look at things.”