The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Murray willing to take risks in US Open bid
Former world No 1 plans to play in New York after injury-hit spell
Andy Murray continued his build up to a tour return with a third victory of the week at the Battle of the Brits tournament in Roehampton.
The Scot and Naomi Broady defeated Kyle Edmund and Emma Raducanu 6-3 7-6 (7-5) in the mixed doubles.
The three-time grand slam champion, only in doubles action this week, had also won twice alongside Lloyd Glasspool, against Dom Inglot and Alastair Gray and then Edmund and Joe Salisbury.
Murray told the BBC: “I thought we returned really well and Naomi was unbelievably solid up at the net. She cleaned up a lot of high balls.
“I feel like we deserved to win. We played better, we had the chance to close it out and at 6-3 5-4 we didn’t get it, but it is a good one to get through.”
The victory, secured by a superb backspin volley from Broady, comes after Murray spoke about the prospect of playing in the US Open, which is scheduled to start behind closed doors at Flushing Meadow on August 31.
Murray, who has been hit by injuries since 2017, said: “The situation I’ve been in last few years I’ve not had opportunity to play in many slams, I don’t know how many opportunities I’ll have left to play in slams.
“So, while I’m feeling relatively decent, obviously there is a risk there but I want to try and play in them and enjoy the biggest events again. I missed that a lot, I’ve missed it.
“I love playing the biggest events, even though this will be different with no fans but that is something I care about and willing to take a risk to go and play.”
The win was not quite enough for Murray’s Union Jacks team as Joe Salisbury and Harriet Dart clinched victory for the British Bulldogs in the final match.
They beat Jamie Murray and Heather Watson 6-4 6-2 in a winner-takes-all decider on a thrilling final day to seal a 63-56 win for the Bulldogs.
Earlier on Sunday, world number 44 Edmund beat Jan Choinski, ranked almost 300 places below him, 6-2 6-1.
Edmund said: “I want to get on the road again. The tournaments are scheduled so I hope that it stays that way and we can play some competitive tennis.
“This week has been nice as it’s probably the first time in a long time I’ve actually played some matches outdoors since Acapulco (the Mexican Open in late February).”
Yesterday’s results also included Dan Evans beating Aidan McHugh 7-5 6-2, Watson seeing off Beth Grey 6-0 6-2 , Raducanu defeating Broady 6-3 6-3, and Harriet Dart winning 6-4 7-6 (7-5) against Jodie Burrage.