Andy Murray makes winning start at Surbiton Challenger on grass

Andy Murray got his Wimbledon preparation underway today in Surbiton and he had no issues dispatching Rodionov in under 60 minutes 6-2 6-1.

It was an impressive return to grass for Murray who dominated play from start to finish. There was not much to be seen in this one as Rodionov literally looked like a fish on dry land. It's not a surprise as he did not play that much on the surface and coming from clay it's a big adjustment.

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Murray did not make it easy for him hitting 9 aces and dropping only two points on his first serve. He also saved the only break point he faced while converting 4/8 he had. Overall just a very good performance and start for Murray in Surbiton. The courts are quite familiar to him as he lives very near in Oxshott so this result is not a surprise.

He is also considered the favourite to win the event by bookmakers so we will see if he manages to do that.

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Strong start to his 2022 grass court season 💪 @andy_murray brilliantly beats Jurij Rodionov 6-2, 6-1 at the #SurbitonTrophy

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