Andy Murray: Former world No 1 suffers heavy defeat to Stan Wawrinka at Challenger event in Bordeaux | Tennis News
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Andy Murray suffered a chastening 6-3 6-0 defeat to old foe Stan Wawrinka in the battle of the former Grand Slam champions at the ATP Challenger Tour in Bordeaux on Wednesday.
Murray rolled back the years at this month’s Aix-en-Provence Challenger, where he captured his first title at any level since 2019.
But the Scot, who celebrated his 36th birthday earlier this week, was unable to produce the goods against three-time major champion Wawrinka in the second round of the lower-tier ATP Tour event.
Murray, who suffered a first-round loss to Fabio Fognini at the Italian Open last Wednesday, will now weigh up his options on his participation at the French Open later this month.
He has a desire to play in Paris since he is unsure of whether he will have another opportunity to do so.
“It’s not so much about [physical worries],” Murray said. “I trust that my body will be OK after what I did at the beginning of the year. I played back-to-back five-hour matches and did well physically in those matches. There’s no reason why that should necessarily be any different here.
“It was just more to see where my game is at. It’s just what the right thing is to prioritise at this stage in my career. I trust my body now but I’m aware that my best chance of having a deep run is more likely to happen at Wimbledon.”
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