After losing in the first round of the Queen’s Club Tournament against eventual finalist and No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur, 6-3, 6-1, Murray made the decision to compete in the exhibition match.
At Hurlingham, the former world no.1 will compete against players like Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and other elite men’s tennis players. On June 28, the 36-year-old will compete against No. 6 in the world Holger Rune.
The current World No. 10 and Stuttgart Open champion Frances Tiafoe will face off against Djokovic. Dominic Thiem will compete against Alcaraz. Together with the aforementioned players, Cameron Norrie, Stan Wawrinka, Casper Rudd, Alexander Zverev, Jiri Lehecka, and Luca Van Assche are also competing at the Hurlingham exhibition.
Andy Murray in 2023
Currently the world no.39, the Brit played his last match on the 20th of June when he was defeated by world no.16 Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in London (draw).
This season Andy owns a 23-10 match record. Murray conquered 3 titles in 2023 in the Aix En Provence Challenger, the Surbiton Challenger and the Nottingham Challenger. The Brit got to the final in Doha.
He is also scheduled to play in Washington (Citi Open) on the 31st of July and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 28th of August.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
Ranked no.2, Djokovic played his last match on the 11th of June when he defeated world no.4 Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 in the final of the French Open to win his 94th career title.
Currently, during this season the Serbian has a composed 27-4 match record. Djokovic conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open.
Djokovic has scheduled to play next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic played each other 36 times. Their head to head is 25-11 for Djokovic. The last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the final in Doha (Qatar ExxonMobil Open) in January 2017.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
Now ranked no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 25th of June when he beat world no.16 Alex De Minaur 6-4 6-4 in the final in London to win his 11th career title.
Currently, during this season Alcaraz has a 40-4 win-loss record. Carlos conquered 5 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and London. Alcaraz was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro.
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