Andy Murray kicks off his grass-court season at the Surbiton Trophy when the 36-year-old takes on Chung Hyeon in the first round.
Murray returns to action after making the decision to skip the French Open to focus on his Wimbledon preparations. The former world number 1 reached the Surbiton Trophy semi-finals last season and will be hoping to build momentum as he remains injury-free ahead of his return to the All England Club next month.
Murray is the second seed for the tournament, which is an ATP Tour Challenger event, but he has been handed an interesting opponent in Hyeon. The 2018 Australian Open semifinalist, who remains the last player to beat Novak Djokovic in Melbourne, has been disrupted by injury in recent years and the South Korean has only been able to play twice this season.
Follow live scores and updates as Murray kicks off his campaign in Surbiton.
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Andy Murray opens his grass-court campaign at the Surbiton Trophy
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The Briton takes on South Korea’s Chung Hyeon in the last 32
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Murray withdrew from the French Open to focus on his Wimbledon preparations
Andy Murray 6-3 3-1 Chung Hyeon
2:45 p.m. , jamie twisted
Murray has barely dropped a point on serve so far (six in total in his first seven games).
It advances 3-1 in the second when a backhand slice forces Chung down and over the net.
Andy Murray 6-3 2-0 Chung Hyeon
2:38 p.m. , jamie twisted
Ace number six!
Ace number seven!
Hold on to love!
Murray increases his lead.
Andy Murray 6-3 1-0 Chung Hyeon – Pause!
2:33 p.m. , jamie twisted
The live feed remains down as Chung saves three break points in his first game of the second set…
…but a fourth break point quickly follows and when Chung double faults, Murray gets the break to start the second.
Andy Murray 6-3 Chung Hyeon – Ready!
2:23 p.m. , jamie twisted
Place! Fittingly, Murray takes the first set with his fifth ace of the match thus far. A very solid start from Murray on his return to grass.
Andy Murray 5-2 Chung Hyeon
2:18 p.m. , jamie twisted
No Surbiton pictures yet, but Murray extends his lead to 5-2 as he continues to serve well in this first round matchup.
Andy Murray 4-2 Chung Hyeon
2:13 p.m. , jamie twisted
This match is live on the BBC, but they just went off and missed the Surbiton signal.
Andy Murray 4-1 Chung Hyeon
2:10 p.m. , jamie twisted
Murray’s serve looks impressive so far. The 36-year-old hits a pair of aces to hold love and extends his first-set lead to 4-1.
Andy Murray 3-1 Chung Hyeon
2:08 p.m. , jamie twisted
A double fault from Chung gives Murray a look at two early break points. Murray looked to attack at the first opportunity, a forehand cross that went wide, but then Chung fired a long forehand and the Scotsman earned the first break of the match.
Andy Murray 2-1 Chung Hyeon
2:01 p.m. , jamie twisted
Murray moves nicely on serve to save the backhand volley to make it 40-0. Murray’s improved serve was a key reason for his better form on grass last season, where he reached the final of the Boss Open in Germany.
Chung, however, finds the backhand pass to get back to 40-30.
Murray’s Ace!
Andy Murray 1-1 Chung Hyeon
13:58 , jamie twisted
Chung misses the mark as a beautiful volley into the net is followed by Murray deflecting a forehand wide of the baseline. It’s a sleepy Monday afternoon in Surbiton.
Andy Murray 1-0 Chung Hyeon
1:55 p.m. , jamie twisted
Here are the players! Oh, the green of the summer grass court, what a contrast to the red dirt of Roland Garros!
Murray elects to serve first and rolls the ball with an early grab. Murray looking relaxed in an orange top.
Andy Murray on the pitch shortly
13:47 , luke baker
The first two games of the day on Surbiton Center Court have been completed, so Andy Murray is up next to face Chung Hyeon. Now they are on the field.
By the way, it was a mixed bag from a British point of view in those first two matches. Jay Clarke lost 6-4, 6-0 to Australia’s Luke Saville, but Mark Whitehouse emerged victorious in the ensuing British-Australian clash, beating James McCabe 6-3, 7-5.
Andy Murray at Surbiton again after skipping the French Open
1:45 p.m. , Lawrence Ostlere
Andy Murray took a wild card to be here in order to get ready for Wimbledon, which starts next month. There’s more here:
Andy Murray confirms he will return to play at Surbiton after missing the French Open
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13:33 , Lawrence Ostlere
Murray is expected to be on the court around 2-3 pm, depending on how quickly the previous match on Center Court wraps up.
In the meantime, you can follow all the latest on the French Open today:
French Open LIVE: Latest scores and results from Roland Garros
Andy Murray vs. Chung Hyeon
13:24 , Lawrence Ostlere
Andy Murray kicks off his grass-court season at the Surbiton Trophy when the 36-year-old takes on Chung Hyeon in the first round.
Murray returns to action after making the decision to skip the French Open to focus on his Wimbledon preparations. The former world number 1 reached the Surbiton Trophy semi-finals last season and will be hoping to build momentum as he remains injury-free ahead of his return to the All England Club next month.
Murray is the second seed for the tournament, which is an ATP Tour Challenger event, but he has been handed an interesting opponent in Hyeon. The 2018 Australian Open semifinalist, who remains the last player to beat Novak Djokovic in Melbourne, has been disrupted by injury in recent years and the South Korean has only been able to play twice this season.
Andy Murray vs. Chung Hyeon
1:19 p.m. , Lawrence Ostlere
Follow live coverage of Andy Murray’s first grass-court game of the summer.
