Andy Murray to make long-awaited return at Farmers Classic in Los Angeles
Date published :
25 Jul 2010 - 19:37:30
The British No 1, who will receive a bye to the second round, has been training in Miami since returning from holiday after Wimbledon, in preparation for the American hard-court season.
He hopes to go one step further at the US Open than he did in 2008, when he reached the final before being beaten by Roger Federer.
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It will be a first appearance for Murray in LA. Although he has been track training in Florida to work on his fitness, he has decided to take a wild card into the Farmers Classic to pick up some more match time.
Joining Murray at the UCLA venue will be American holder Sam Querrey and Marcos Baghdatis.
Meanwhile, US Open junior champion Heather Watson won the biggest senior title of her career on Sunday at the Aegon GB Pro-Series tournament in Wrexham.
The 18 year-old from Guernsey secured her fifth straight-sets win of the week, beating top seed and former top-30 player Sania Mirza of India 6-2 6-4.
