Three years after the match which turned out to be the “end of my hip” Andy Murray on Thursday was handed a Roland Garros rematch against S...
Three years after the match which turned out to be the “end of my hip” Andy Murray on Thursday was handed a Roland Garros rematch against Stan Wawrinka in the pick of first round matches at this year’s tournament.
In 2017, Murray and 2015 French Open champion Wawrinka fought out a gruelling and thrilling five-set semi-final which saw the veteran Swiss triumph from two sets to one down.
Murray, 33, has arguably been paying the price ever since with the former world number one Briton battling a long-standing hip injury which at one stage threatened to end his career.
Both Murray and Wawrinka are former three-time major winners.
Wawrinka vs. Murray
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Gauff vs. Konta
Thiem vs. Cilic
We're so excited for these first round matches, we can't sleep 😍👇#RolandGarros
More notable men’s R1s:
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RBA vs Gasquet
Struff vs Tiafoe
Pospisil vs Berrettini
Medvedev vs Fucsovics
Shapovalov vs Simon
Monfils vs Bublik
Evans vs Nishikori
Auger-Aliassime vs Nishioka
Cilic vs Thiem
Sinner vs Goffin #RolandGarros
World ranked 111 Murray needed a wild card to play in Paris this year but will at least be buoyed by boasting a 12-8 winning record over the 35-year-old Wawrinka, the world 17. Both men practised together on Roland Garros’ Philippe Chatrier Court this week.
“Been a long journey to get back on Court Philipe Chatrier,” Murray wrote on Instagram. “Three-and-half years since I played...
