Murray will not ‘overreact’ to early Queen’s exit

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Andy Murray in motion.
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 Andy Murray mentioned he won’t “overreact” to his opening spherical exit on the Queen’s Club Championships after Tuesday’s 6-3, 6-1 defeat by Alex de Minaur ended the three-time Gland Slam winner’s hopes of securing a seeding at Wimbledon.

The 36-year-old Scot, who has received Queen’s a file 5 occasions, got here into the match on the again of successful back-to-back grasscourt titles on the Surbiton Trophy and Nottingham Open this month.

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“Obviously after today, it’s easy to overreact,” mentioned former world primary Murray, who has resurrected his profession after hip resurfacing surgical procedure. “I lost to a good player and it was obviously very comfortable.

“But at the same time, over the past couple of weeks, yes, it’s obviously not the same level of opponents, but I won the (Nottingham Open) last week without dropping a set.

“I only lost one set in Surbiton. Was holding serve very comfortably. Was moving well, hitting the ball well. There are a lot of positive signs there.”

Murray, who’s now ranked quantity 38 on the planet, opted to skip tournaments within the latest claycourt swing to deal with the grasscourt season as he bids for a 3rd Wimbledon title.

This yr’s grasscourt Grand Slam runs from July 3-16.