Two years after Andy Murray tearfully admitted the 2019 Australian Open might be his last tournament, the five-time runner-up will return to Melbourne Park after receiving a wildcard for next year's Open., which had pushed him to the verge of retirement. He mounted a comeback later that year but withdrew from this year's Australian Open.Now aged 33 and ranked world No.122, Murray continues his campaign to again be a force in men's tennis.
Alongside Kokkinakis, the Australian contingent announced on Sunday includes Alex Bolt, Aleksander Vukic, Destanee Aiava and Arina Rodionova. Murray last reached the final in Melbourne in 2016 and, in a sign of his success down under without quite winning a title, sits in fifth spot for the most Australian Open matches won in the Open Era .
“It’s been a difficult year in so many ways, all our players have had a truncated season and we’ve not had the usual flow of results and changes in rankings we’d usually see,” Masur said.