London: Former world number one Andy Murray made a victorious return to Wimbledon, where he won two of his three Grand Slam singles titles, partnering Pierre-Hugues Herbert to a four-set win in their first round doubles match.
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The 32-year-old Scotsman, who could become the first Wimbledon men’s singles champion since Michael Stich in 1992 to also win the doubles title, returned to tennis only a fortnight ago after what he called life-changing hip surgery.
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He and Herbert, who has won all four Slam doubles titles, gelled as the match went on and beat Romanian Marius Copil and Frenchman Ugo Humbert 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-0 on Court One.
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“It was nice,” said Murray. “I mean I was a little bit nervous at the start (he lost his opening service game) but got better as match went on.
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“It was a really nice atmosphere at the end with the new roof closed the crowd make more noise.
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“Great to get the win.”
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Murray, who made a dream return to the sport with a doubles title win at Queen’s alongside Feliciano Lopez, said that having not played with Herbert before it had taken time to click.
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“It is tough but as the match went on we got more comfortable and were reading each others games better.
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“As it went on we set each other up with great returns and moved well at the net.”
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Herbert, who angered his usual partner Nicolas Mahut by opting to play with Murray, smiled when asked what marks he would give Murray for his performance.
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“It is tough to give a mark to Andy as he won here in singles and that is much harder than winning in doubles,” said the Frenchman.
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“He played well as the match went on and by the end we were much more of a team.”
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