BREAKING: Andy Murray has lifted his first singles trophy on the grass in seven years with victory over world No.134 Jurij Rodionov in Sunday’s Surbiton Trophy final.
has lifted his first singles trophy on grass in seven years with victory over world No.134 Jurij Rodionov in Sunday’s Surbiton Trophy final.
The 36-year-old has been on a true resurgence since career-saving surgery and his win at the British event is a huge boost ahead ofMurray plays with a metal hip and his 6-3 6-2 win over Austria’s Rodionov makes it two titles in 2023 after he also– his first trophy since October 2019 – with both tournaments on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Despite being one level below the ATP Tour, it is undoubtedly an impressive feat for a player who was told by doctors he would not play professional tennis again as Murray won his first singles title on grass since winning Wimbledon in 2016. Murray has worked his way back into the top 50 and his victory in Surbiton will see him pick up more ranking points as he looks to climb from his current position of world No.43 ahead of Wimbledon, which starts on July 3.
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