Murray units sights on Wimbledon seeding after first grass title since 2016
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ndy Murray shortly relocated from a primary title win on grass since 2016 in Surbiton to Nottingham in his quest to be seeded for Wimbledon subsequent month.
Murray’s determination to forego the French Open to deal with his grass courtroom ambitions is already paying off following a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jurij Rodionov.
The outcome noticed him climb to 40th on this planet on this morning’s revised ATP rankings as he turned his ambitions to enjoying in on the Nottingham Open this week earlier than Queen’s subsequent week.
Murray wants a long term at Queen’s particularly – the place far better rating factors are on provide – in his quest to be seeded at Wimbledon the place he was champion in 2013 and once more in 2016.
Following his second title in two months having gained on clay in Aix-en-Provence, he stated: “These next few weeks are really important for trying to get a Wimbledon seeding. I’ve chosen to come and play here and in Nottingham to hopefully get lots of matches under my belt so this week has been the perfect start.
“That’s why I am heading to Nottingham tonight to get some practice in on Monday, albeit light.”
Murray’s spouse Kim had stunned him by arriving to observe the match with the couple’s youngsters earlier than a prolonged rain delay noticed them head again residence once more.
“My kids are always asking me when I go away if I am going to come home with a trophy and it’s been rare over the last few years,” he stated.
“They actually came two minutes before the rain started and my wife had to take them back home so they missed the end of the match. But I think they watched it on TV – so Sophia, Edie, Teddy and Lola, I’ll bring you all a trophy tonight.”