Andy Murray to make competitive return at Queen’s Club tennis tournament

Andy Murray will make his return from hip surgery at the Queen’s Club tournament next week where he will face Australia’s Nick Kyrgios in the first round.

tennis Updated: Jun 16, 2018 17:11 IST

Andy Murray will return to competitive action after almost a year’s hiatus at next week’s Queen’s ATP tournament(REUTERS)

Andy Murray is to make his long-awaited comeback from injury at the forthcoming Queen’s Club tennis tournament.

Former world number one and three-time grand slam champion Murray has not played since his quarter-final defeat to Sam Querrey at Wimbledon last year, and underwent hip surgery in January.

Andy Murray has confirmed that he will play in the Fever-Tree Championships.

He will be in the main draw, which will be made at 12pm, live on our Facebook page.

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He has returned to the practice courts but his recovery has been slower than he anticipated and he was forced to with draw from the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships earlier this month.

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But the 31-year-old is now ready to make his return to competitive tennis, with the tournament’s official Twitter account announcing that the Scot has “confirmed” his involvement.

Murray is a five-time champion at the Queen’s Club but was knocked out in the first round by Jordan Thompson last year.