Andy Murray To Play Singles In Cincinnati
Andy Murray will make his return to singles action next week at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, where he is a two-time champion. The former World No. 1 received a wild card into the ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament.
Murray, 32, will be making his first singles appearance since undergoing hip resurfacing surgery in January following the Australian Open. In June, he returned to tour-level action in doubles and won the title at London’s Queen’s Club with Feliciano Lopez in his first tournament back.
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The Scot, who made his Cincinnati debut in 2005, claimed his first of 14 ATP Masters titles here in 2008 with victory over Novak Djokovic in the final. He also defeated Djokovic for the title in 2011.
The Western & Southern Open also awarded wild cards to Americans Sam Querrey and Reilly Opelka, as well as Argentine Juan Ignacio Londero.
The Impressive field at the seventh ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament of 2019 will be led by former champions Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Djokovic and Federer will be playing in their first tournament since facing off in the Wimbledon final.
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