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The U.S. Open will be staged without fans as
scheduled from Aug. 31-Sept. 13 in New York while the postponed
French Open will be held from Sept. 27-Oct. 11.
Earlier this month, world number one Novak Djokovic said strict
health protocols at the U.S. Open would prevent players from
bringing more than one person on their support team to the venue
but Murray said that was an arrangement he was fine with.
"Playing the Grand Slams would be my priority," Murray was
quoted as saying by British media on Monday. "I think the
schedule is tricky and I understand the reason why it is like
that.
"I don't mind what the situation is, providing it is safe. If I
was told I could take one person with me... you can make that
work. I'd probably go with a physio and some coaching could be
done remotely."
The ATP and WTA Tours are set to resume in August but the
spotlight is on the sport after Grigor Dimitrov and Borna Coric
tested positive following their participation in Djokovic's
Adria Tour exhibition tournament.
Murray, 33, has not competed since playing in the Davis Cup in
November due to complications with his hip but is set to return
on Tuesday at a behind-closed-doors tournament in London, the
'Battle of the Brits', organised by his brother Jamie.
"My hip has been feeling better for probably the past three or
four weeks. It feels better than it did in March," he added.
"Right now, I feel a little bit more confident because I've had
more training under my belt, more practice. In March time, I'd
only been practising for four or five weeks since I'd had the
issues."
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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