Andy Murray wins Nottingham Open to keep up good Wimbledon build-up
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ndy Murray gained the Nottingham Open to keep up his good Wimbledon build-up.
Per week after victory within the Surbiton Trophy, Murray made it back-to-back wins on grass with a 6-4, 6-4 win over France’s Arthur Cazaux.
Murray will return to the world’s prime 40 on Monday and the Scot will search extra wins at Queen’s to amass sufficient rating factors to be one in all 32 seeds at Wimbledon.
Murray, who gained the title at Nottingham with out dropping a set in his 5 matches, mentioned: “I’m pumped going into Queen’s.”
The Nottingham and Surbiton titles have come at Challenger occasions – the second tier of males’s tennis – and Queen’s shall be a step up within the high quality of the sphere.
Murray shall be unseeded at Queen’s and has been handed a difficult first-round draw in opposition to Australian seventh seed and world No18 Alex de Minaur.
But he can take confidence from his 10-match successful streak on grass.
Katie Boulter faces fellow Briton Jodie Burrage within the ladies’s remaining afterward Sunday.