Andy Murray two wins away from Wimbledon seeding after Nottingham title
ndy Murray finds himself two matches away from achieving his ambition of being seeded at Wimbledon following back-to-back titles.
A week after winning in Surbiton, he added another challenger title in Nottingham following a 6-4, 6-4 win over Arthur Cazaux.
Murray will step up his bid to make the top 32 in the draw for Wimbledon on Tuesday in the opening round of Queenâs against No7 seed Alex di Minaur.
Victory against the highly-rated Australian and potential second-round opponent Diego Schwartzman would do the job. Should he beat that pair, he would likely face Taylor Fritz, who Murray has not beaten in three previous career meetings.
Following his Nottingham title, Murray, who opted to miss the French Open to focus on the grasscourt season, said: âWhen I made the decision to come and play here rather than the 250s, I was at least going to have to win here, and I have given myself a chance.
âI pretty much know what I had to do and, if I make the semis at Queenâs I will definitely make seeding. The quarters may be enough.â
Murray has both served well and moved fluently throughout the grasscourt swing, opting to compete at Nottingham as he said it replicated the Wimbledon grass in week two where he is hoping to have his first long run since limping out of the event with his injury injury in 2017.
Surbiton proved his first title on grass since 2016 and, after title No2, he said: âAll the trophies I have won since the operation mean a lot to me.â
Murrayâs wife Kim had surprised him by arriving with the coupleâs children in Surbiton only for a lengthy rain delay to force them back home for bedtime.
Again, she pulled another surprise by travelling up to Nottingham with their four kids on what was Fatherâs Day, which the player was unaware of until after the match.
Afterwards, he said: âI didnât know they were here. I had no idea they were coming. They came last week for the final at Surbiton, they turned up and it started raining. Then they had to go home for the kidsâ bedtime and they missed the end of the match so itâs great they could come today.â
