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Murray, 33, will face Frances Tiafoe in the
opening round of the Western & Southern Open, which began this
week in New York and serves as a warm-up event for players ahead
of the U.S. Open.
The Briton, a three-time tennis Grand Slam winner, has not
played competitively since November due to hip problems but took
part in exhibition events recently with the professional circuit
shut.
"I'm looking forward to be back competing. I've really enjoyed
the last few days just practising with top players," he said in
comments on the ATP website.
"I've been practising with Dominic Thiem, Andrey Rublev and
Karen Khachanov. Those guys don't hold back. It's a bit of a
different speed to what I've been used to. I felt a little off
the pace but I'm feeling quite good on court in terms of my hip.
"That was really all I wanted. I wanted to get to the U.S. Open
feeling pretty pain-free so that I could enjoy playing in a
Grand Slam again."
The U.S. Open will take place without fans to curb the spread of
the novel coronavirus, and Murray is anticipating a few upsets.
"It's just going to be different playing in front of no fans. I
kind of felt that a little bit yesterday. It's nice walking
through to practice not getting stopped, but then the atmosphere
is just not the same without the people," he said.
(Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by William
Mallard)
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