The finest days of Andy Murray’s career have come in SW19 (Picture: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Sir Andy Murray’s two Wimbledon titles helped cement his place in the pantheon of greats of British tennis.
His maiden victory on the fabled grass in 2013 saw him become the British man to win the singles title since Fred Perry in 1936 with victory over Novak Djokovic in the final.
Title number two arrived three years later when he edged out Milos Raonic in straight sets to secure his third and final Grand Slam.
Once a regular fixture at the majors owing to his supreme fitness, Murray has been forced to miss several Slams in recent years having undergone two hip surgeries in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
So, will Murray be taking to the grass in front of his adoring home crowd when the tournament starts next week?
Here is everything you need to know.
Is Andy Murray playing at Wimbledon?
To the delight of British tennis fans, Murray will indeed be playing at Wimbledon this year.
The 36-year-old elected not to take part in the French Open after a number of disappointing results on clay in the build-up to Roland-Garros.
Murray has been fine tuning his preparations on the grass (Picture: Frey/TPN/Getty Images)
Murray’s absence from the French capital allowed him to instead turn his attention to the grass.
His decision to get a head start on the grass has seemingly paid off so far with Murray having won two tournaments in June.
Murray’s win at the Surbiton Trophy saw him become the oldest ever grass-court champion at an ATP Challenger Tour event.
That victory was followed up with a triumph at the Nottingham Open just one week later as he made it ten wins in a row.
Murray was unable to make it a hattrick of tournament wins at Queen’s Club, losing to Australian Alex de Minaur in the first round.
Will Andy Murray be seeded at Wimbledon?
Despite the pair of titles in recent weeks, Murray will not be seeded at Wimbledon this year.
The defeat to de Minaur in London ended his hopes of being ranked inside the top 32 ahead of Wimbledon with the Brit currently ranked as the world No.39.
Murray’s failure to secure a seed will leave him vulnerable to a tough route through the tournament when the draw is made on Friday, June 30.
Speaking about heading into Wimbledon unseeded, Murray said: ‘There are less players that are comfortable on the surface than clay or hard courts.
‘Some of the seeded players are maybe not that comfortable on the grass so there are some draws that are better than others.
‘But there are also some guys like Jordan Thomas who are not seeded who love the grass courts and it’s their favourite surface so we will see what happens when the draw is done.’
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