Andy Murray two wins away from Wimbledon seeding after Nottingham title
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ndy Murray finds himself two matches away from attaining his ambition of being seeded at Wimbledon following back-to-back titles.
Per week after successful in Surbiton, he added one other challenger title in Nottingham following a 6-4, 6-4 win over Arthur Cazaux.
Murray will step up his bid to make the highest 32 within the draw for Wimbledon on Tuesday within the opening spherical of Queen’s in opposition to No7 seed Alex di Minaur.
Victory in opposition to the highly-rated Australian and potential second-round opponent Diego Schwartzman would do the job. Should he beat that pair, he would probably face Taylor Fritz, who Murray has not crushed in three earlier profession conferences.
Following his Nottingham title, Murray, who opted to overlook the French Open to concentrate on the grasscourt season, stated: “When I made the decision to come and play here rather than the 250s, I was at least going to have to win here, and I have given myself a chance.
“I pretty much know what I had to do and, if I make the semis at Queen’s I will definitely make seeding. The quarters may be enough.”
Murray has each served properly and moved fluently all through the grasscourt swing, opting to compete at Nottingham as he stated it replicated the Wimbledon grass in week two the place he’s hoping to have his first future since limping out of the occasion along with his harm harm in 2017.
Surbiton proved his first title on grass since 2016 and, after title No2, he stated: “All the trophies I have won since the operation mean a lot to me.”
Murray’s spouse Kim had stunned him by arriving with the couple’s youngsters in Surbiton just for a prolonged rain delay to pressure them again dwelling for bedtime.
Again, she pulled one other shock by travelling as much as Nottingham with their 4 youngsters on what was Father’s Day, which the participant was unaware of till after the match.
Afterwards, he stated: “I didn’t know they were here. I had no idea they were coming. They came last week for the final at Surbiton, they turned up and it started raining. Then they had to go home for the kids’ bedtime and they missed the end of the match so it’s great they could come today.”