Murray believes Russians will return to Wimbledon this summer: "I'm not going to be going nuts if that is the case"

Andy Murray believes that Russians and Belarussians will return to Wimbledon this year and he's fine with it because he didn't support the ban last year either.

There hasn't been an official decision made regarding her participation of Russian and Belarussian players at this year's Wimbledon. They weren't allowed to play last year but many expect the ban to be lifted following heavy fines last year. Murray is of a similar opinion even though he understands the complicated nature of it all:

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"It's a really difficult one and I do feel for the players who weren't able to play last year - but I also understand the situation and why it's really hard for Wimbledon to make a call on it as well. My understanding is that they are going to be allowed to play and I'm not going to be going nuts if that is the case. But if Wimbledon went down another route I would be understanding of that."

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Murray's draw was fair as it gave him a clay court specialist in the first round however he might face compatriots Evans or Draper in the 3rd round. Asked about that, he said:

"To be honest, I don't really care that much. Obviously I can see why it's interesting. And if Evo plays against Jack I'll be interested in the match. But I'm not particularly bothered by it and for me it's not going to impact me until the third round. I need to get there and this is not always a tournament where I have played amazing."

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