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Murray takes wildcard into Eastbourne

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will continue his comeback after asking for a wild card for next week's Eastbourne grasscourt tournament.

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Andy Murray will play at next week's Eastbourne grasscourt championships in a bid to prove his fitness for Wimbledon.

The Briton returned to action at Queen's Club this week after almost a year away with a hip injury but lost in the first round of the Fever-Tree championships to top Australian Nick Kyrgios.

"I'm looking forward to getting some more time on the grass courts at Eastbourne this week," the three-times grand slam champion, who had surgery in January, said in a statement.

"I played Davis Cup there in 2006 and I know the courts and facilities there are excellent. It was good to get back to competition at Queen's this week, and I'm hoping to building on that next week at Devonshire Park."

After defeat by Kyrgios, former world No.1 Murray cast doubt on his fitness for Wimbledon, saying he was unsure whether he would have been able to play a best-of-five-set match.

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He did impress, however, pushing the Australian to three sets and he will look to further test his movement and gain some match sharpness at the ATP 250 event on the south coast.

Twice Wimbledon champion Murray joins fellow three-times grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka, of Switzerland, in accepting a wildcard at the event, which is the last tournament before Wimbledon starts on July 2.


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