LONDON, July 27 — Britain’s Andy Murray is still feeling “apprehensive” about travelling to New York for the US Open amid the Covid-19 pandemic but the former world number one says he is mentally preparing for the Grand Slam. The United States has the highest number of confirmed Covid-19...
Britain's tennis player Andy Murray attends a press conference ahead of the ATP Zhuhai Championships in Zhuhai. — STR/AFP pic
The United States has the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the world and reported over 50,000 cases daily during the last seven days. “Four or five weeks ago, we were pretty sceptical about it,” Murray told British media. “But mentally at some stage you need to start preparing and planning for that.
Murray, a three-time Grand Slam singles winner, returned from a seven-month injury layoff last month at a charity event organised by his brother Jamie.
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