‘Murray can still be dangerous at Wimbledon’

Andy Murray's former coach Alex Corretja believes the Scot can still be a force at Wimbledon as long as he prepares in the right way.

Murray is currently sidelined by pelvic bone bruising, forcing him to miss the Australian Open, and it is unclear when the former world number one will be able to return to the match court.

Whenever that does happen, Corretja, who was part of Murray's coaching team for three years between 2008 and 2011, thinks the 32-yearold should be focusing on the grass-court season.

Murray has not played a clay-court match since the French Open semi-final against Stan Wawrinka in 2017 that caused his hip problems to flare up.

Eurosport pundit Corretja does not think he should skip competing on the surface, though, saying: "I really don't know exactly how he feels now but clay, he should use it to get enough matches to be ready for grass.

"Because if he skips the clay-court season, there is going to be such a long gap before the grass. And grass is only three weeks, so it is difficult to get the feeling of so many matches.

"He needs to go thinking that those matches are the best preparation I could have to be ready for Wimbledon, and that’s the only thing he needs to know.

"The more matches he gets, the better, but he doesn’t need to get overcooked. He’s got experience and his body is suffering.

"If he will be playing so many matches, it won’t change anything, because for him to reach the semi-finals in Madrid or in another tournament, it’s not going to make any difference.

"But, if something’s going to make a difference for him, it’s to have a good tournament at Wimbledon. And that means to be healthy."

Corretja could also see Murray choosing not to play the French Open, saying: "It’s very demanding, and maybe you play three matches, those three matches, they can be five sets, four sets, five sets, and you are only in the fourth round. And if you are only in the fourth round, for Andy, it’s nothing.

"Maybe he should say, ‘OK, I go back home, I stay in London, I practise’, and just get ready for Queen’s."