Andy Murray gets offers for Wimbledon mixed doubles
Despite renouncing to any tournament for most of what goes of 2019 due to a hip surgery, and even considering retirement, Andy Murray -- formerly ranked first ATP singles player -- has decided to carefully dip his toes in the paced waters of the tennis professional tour.
The World No. 215 has made a loud comeback, warmly welcomed by many fellow players. He teamed up with Feliciano Lopez to assail the doubles draw of the Fever-Tree Championships, overthrowing the Colombian first seed Cabal-Farah in his first match since the Australian Open to demonstrate a great form.
Now that his home Grand Slam is rapidly approaching, the British star has been looking to form strong alliances -- with the goal of remaining alive as long as possible in the draw of the highest-ranked grass tournament in the world. Murray has recently announced that he will team up with Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert to run for the Wimbledon title, but rumour has it he is struggling to get a partner for the mixed doubles.
As stated by Stuart Fraser on Twitter, “Andy Murray to play with Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert at Wimbledon. But he says that he has been turned down by several women so far in his bid to play mixed doubles.”
If the situation doesn’t seem too pleasant for the Brit, it could all vary very fast due to Barbora Strycova’s offer, posted on her Instagram story, “Hey, Andy Murray. I heard rumours that you got rejected by some of my fellow players a couple of times when finding a partner for mixed doubles in Wimbledon. I swear I wouldn’t do the same mistake as them. So what do you think? :-)”
The Czech has reached the Wimbledon mixed doubles quarterfinals in 2004 and has won a total of 25 WTA doubles titles so far in her career. She is currently ranked fourth best player in this modality, placement close to her record of third, achieved in February 2019.
Murray also has another possibility to consider, this one involving an eleven-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion. When hearing about the Brit’s difficulties, Billie Jean King twitted, “*Checks calendar* Available, and lacing up,” followed by a raising-hand emoji.
In addition to King's reaction, Kirsten Flipkens -- with whom Murray played Wimbledon in 2006 -- has put her candidacy forward, as well as Coco Vandeweghe and Casey Dellacqua ( who claim they could come out of injured reserve and retirement for this special occasion), and Naomi Broady, who would "ditch her own flesh and blood AKA Liam Broady [her brother]" to play with the Brit.
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2L7MPME
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