Andy Murray hailed his “perf🎉ect start to the grass season” as 🎶the three-time Grand Slam champion stepped up preparations for Wimbledon in style.
The 36-yeaꦗr-old Murray became the oldest grass-court champion at an ATP Challenger To🦩ur event, beating Austrian Jurij Rodionov 6-3, 6-2 Sunday in the final of the Lexus Surbiton Trophy to earn a seeded position at Wimbledon next month.
It was his first singles title on grass since winning Wimbℱledonꦏ in 2016.
Murray withdrew from the French 🧸Open to prioritize Wimbledon, where he has won two of his majors on grass.
Andy Murray showcased a powerful shot collection which dismantled Rodionov in just more than an hour. Heavy r𒊎ain suspended play during the second set before🧜 Murray sent down more punishing serves to claim the win.
The downpour caused a near three-hour delay and meant ꦇMurray’s children missed seeing him win.
“They d🍰idn’t tell me📖 they were coming, then obviously I won the first set and my wife decided to bring (the kids) in case I won,” Murray said.
“They arrived as the rain came and then left as they took the covers off. She messaged me 🅺sa🌌ying, ‘Well done, we have just got home, I can’t believe we didn’t stay.’”
Wimbledon begins on July 3.
