LONDON: Two-time champion Andy Murray won his first Wimbledon Singles match since 2017 on Monday with a four-set victory at Nikoloz Basilhvili of Georgia.
Murray, the champion in 2013 and 2016 but who had struggled to fight with hip injury and groin injury in recent years, won 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 on the 24th seeded basilashvili.
“It’s very difficult, even in the past few months,” Murray was 34 years old.
“It was not the most serious of being injured but frustrated not to be able to rise in court.” I have so little momentum for the past few years but keep going to the gym and trying to go back to do it again.
“Now ranking Lalana in the world, former number one Murray will face Oscar Otte from Germany or France Arthur Rinderknech for a place in the last 32.
His last appearance was in a single tournament at Wimbledon four years ago losing five-sets on Sam Querrey in the quarter-finals .
The long hip problem, the operation needed, then pushed it to the pension threshold.
But three main winners and the last Olympic gold medalist said he intended to continue playing.
“I continued to be asked, whether it was my last match or my last Wimbledon, “He said.” I don’t know why I keep being asked.
I want to continue playing.
I enjoyed it and I can still play at the highest level.
“Basilashvili is ranked 28th in the world and I defeat him.” It was a roller-coaster night for Murray who let Lead 5-0 in the third set.
It caused delays in the process to allow the roof of the central court.
But Murray went bankrupt in the first set of four sets to send him to victory.
“It’s amazing to come back here playing again in the court center,” he added.
“It was a very brilliant atmosphere, it was something that I returned to play in eight or nine months that I miss, playing in front of fans.”