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Bookmakers Adding Andy Murray to Markets

Bookmakers have reacted to the news that Andy Murray has had successful surgery on his hip by adding the former world number one back into their Wimbledon outright market.

The three-time Grand Slam winner announced back in January that he was set to retire from the sport in 2019 with an appearance at his home Slam looking very unlikely. However, his chances of featuring have now increased.

Murray’s last competitive action on a tennis court was in the Australian Open back in January where he was beaten in five-sets by Roberto Bautista Agut. The 31-year-old was two sets down in that tie but showed fantastic character to level the match at 2-2. Sadly for Murray’s fans, he ran out of energy in the final set where the Spaniard was able to seal the match.

BREAKING: Andy Murray says he has no pain in his hip following surgery and hopes to compete again. #SSNhttps://t.co/gX0PVyHGvZ pic.twitter.com/KffSlFsl8Z

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) March 6, 2019

The British player has since revealed that he is no longer in pain with his hip following the surgery, however, he has yet to confirm if he plans to return to training. A decision about his future will be made much further into the year, with Wimbledon being the target if he feels his body can handle the strain of training again.

Murray is 11/1 in the tennis betting to win Wimbledon for a third time this year. Given he has now dropped down to world number 218, the former champion will most likely need a wild card from the organisers to participate.

Maiden Wimbledon Victory Came In 2013

Great Britain had waited 77 years for a home winner of Wimbledon when Murray was victorious for a first time in 2013. The Scot defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to claim what was his second major title at the time.

Murray returned to the final of the only Grand Slam event to be played on grass in 2016 where he met Djokovic once again. The home player prevailed 6-4, 7-6(7-3), 7-6(7-2) to delight the crowd at SW19.

The two-time Olympic champion returned to Wimbledon in 2017 but was beaten in the quarter-final by Sam Querrey. As the number one seed in the tournament, Murray was 2-1 up against the big-serving American. However, he struggled for fitness in the final set.

Djokovic Biddng For Fifth Wimbledon Crown

Djokovic is the early 13/8 favourite to win that will be his fifth Wimbledon title in 2019. The Serbian has dominated the men’s game over the last 12 months with victories coming at the last three consecutive Grand Slams.

Djokovic Biddng For Fifth Wimbledon Crown

Great Britain had waited 77 years for a home winner of Wimbledon when Murray was victorious for a first time in 2013. The Scot defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to claim what was his second major title at the time.

Murray returned to the final of the only Grand Slam event to be played on grass in 2016 where he met Djokovic once again. The home player prevailed 6-4, 7-6(7-3), 7-6(7-2) to delight the crowd at SW19.

The two-time Olympic champion returned to Wimbledon in 2017 but was beaten in the quarter-final by Sam Querrey. As the number one seed in the tournament, Murray was 2-1 up against the big-serving American. However, he struggled for fitness in the final set.

Djokovic Biddng For Fifth Wimbledon Crown

Djokovic is the early 13/8 favourite to win that will be his fifth Wimbledon title in 2019. The Serbian has dominated the men’s game over the last 12 months with victories coming at the last three consecutive Grand Slams.

The world number one has now won 15 of the four major titles in tennis. He is one behind Rafael Nadal’s total of 16, while he will surely have Roger Federer’s 20 Grand Slam championships in his sight.

The French Open will be the immediate focus for Djokovic as he has only once been successful at Roland-Garros on clay. If he is to lift the trophy again in Paris, he may need to conquer Nadal, who has dominated the event over the last decade.

Djokovic will then be confident of proving his class on grass again when he will open up the tournament on July 1 as the defending champion of the world’s oldest Grand Slam.