Kinhult hopes his bottle doesn’t crash in France
very different.” Asked if his presence was confirmation he would definitely play Wimbledon, he said: “Yes … unless in the next couple of days I don’t feel good. I must view things day by day.”
Fingers crossed, Murray will be fit to face Benoit Paire of France in the first round on Tuesday. The former World No.1, now ranked 156, is expected to win but he is taking nothing for granted.
He said: “I don’t know how I will fare. I wouldn’t expect to play worse than I have at Queen’s or Eastbourne. I’d expect to improve.
“But in terms of how I will do, I have no idea.”
Should he get to Tuesday without any problems, he will know more about his body after his game with Paire.
Murray said: “He is tricky to play against with a lot of drop- shots, serve-volleys. He’s unorthodox with his shot selection and quite up and down at times.”
Germany’s Mischa Zverev claimed his first ATP Tour title at The Nature Valley International in Eastbourne.
The 30-year-old beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6- 4 6- 4.
Danish World No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki claimed her second Eastbourne title with a 7-5 7- 6 (7/5) win over Aryna Sabalenka.
Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia clinched the Antalya Open in Turkey beating top seed Adrian Mannarino of France 6-1 1- 6 6-1 in the final.
Marcus Kinhult admits he faces a test of nerve today as he bids to hold off some big guns to seal a surprise victory in the Open de France.
The Swede sits on 10 under and holds a two-shot lead over England’s Chris Wood going into the last day.
But former Masters champion Sergio Garcia is just three off the pace and fellow Spaniard one further adrift as they eye a charge.
World No.2 Justin Thomas is also just six behind and Kinhult admits he will be nervous when he tees off today. After his classy 67, he said: “It’s going to be nerve-wracking, the first few holes at least.
“I felt the nerves today for sure and tomorrow is going to be the same I guess. But it’s a great opportunity.”
Wood dropped three shots in his first five holes but turned it around to card a 67 himself and stay the closest challenger to Kinhult.
Garcia’s brilliant seven-under 64 fired him up the leaderboard to third as Rahm could only manage a 68.
Russell Knox is level par after a 72 while fellow Scot Stephen Gallacher hit a 75 to drop to seven over.
Viktor Postol to earn the status of mandatory challenger to the WBC title, joins WBA champion Kiryl Relikh, Anthony Yigit and Ivan Baranchyk in the series.
Four further fighters will follow and Taylor said: “I am delighted to have had to the opportunity to join the competition. It’s a great chance to become world champion with multiple organisations.” David Florence roared back to top form as he scored a commanding victory in canoeing’s C1 slalom final at the World Cup.
Crieff ’s Fiona Pennie finished sixth in her final in Krakow. Great Britain captain Kieron Achara leads his side into basketball World Cup action today against Israel at the Emirates Arena.
GB are boosted by Friday’s 74- 65 defeat of Estonia. British star Eliot Smales will bid to keep up his winning streak at today’s Ironman triathlon leg in Edinburgh a month after his breakthrough victory. Grange’s Callum McKenzie and Cameron Golden of Grove Menzieshill are the two Scots in Great Britain’s U21 hockey squad for the six nations tournament in Belgium this month.