Murray announced on Friday that he will compete next week in Cincinnati, seven months after his revelation in Australia that his career could be over, and is already planning further events.

Murray has confirmed that he won't play in the men's singles at the US Open later this month. Murray resumed his singles career on Monday night but lost in straight sets to Richard Gasquet in Cincinnati.

Andy and partner Feliciano Lopez beat Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock 2-6, 6-3, 10-7 to reach the last eight, after Jamie and Neal Skupski beat French pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 6-3.

Andy Murray was beaten by brother Jamie in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters, spelling the end of the two-time Wimbledon champion's dabble with doubles.

The 32-year-old Murray, who underwent hip surgery seven months ago in a bid to save his career, returned to singles action last week, when he lost to Richard Gasquet in Cincinnati.

Andy Murray continued his singles comeback with a straight-sets defeat by Tennys Sandgren at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina on Monday night.

Andy Murray has entered the European Open in October as his comeback schedule continues to take shape. The Scot has already committed to two tournaments in China at the end of September.

Andy Murray defeated Norbert Gombos of Slovakia 6-3, 6-4 in the second-round of a second-tier Challenger Tour tournament hosted by Rafael Nadal's tennis academy on Tuesday.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Barcelona footballing superstar Gerard Pique has taken advantage of the international break to visit New York and promote his sports business venture.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: The US Open was where Andy Murray made his Grand Slam breakthrough, but it is brother Jamie who gone on to become a Flushing Meadows specialist.

The former world No 1 is stepping up his singles comeback following hip surgery in January and will return to the ATP Tour at the Zhuhai Championships beginning on September 23.

It was not just his recent award for having Britain's 'Rear of the Year' that was giving Andy Murray cause for celebration yesterday. He also added another tournament to his hectic schedule.

The Scot displayed both agility and stamina in defeating America's Tennys Sandgren, the world number 72, 6-3 6-7 6-1 in a gruelling battle that lasted two hours and 41 minutes.

JONATHAN GORNALL: There are two things you can do to avoid osteoarthritis or keep it at bay once joints start to stiffen and feel painful: stay active and watch your weight.

Andy Murray scored arguably his best singles win since the onset of his hip issues when he knocked US Open semi-finalist Matteo Berrettini out of the China Open this morning.

Andy Murray is finding his comeback so exhausting that he needed to take a nap before performing his post-match media duties after making the last eight of the China Open.

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Former world No 1 Andy Murray will play at next year's Australian Open in what will be his first Grand Slam singles appearance since undergoing hip surgery, organisers confirmed on Tuesday.

MIKE DICKSON IN ANTWERP: Andy Murray has admitted that his expected dream team partnership with brother Jamie may not materialise in the forthcoming glut of team competitions.

Four weeks into his gruelling singles comeback tour, Andy Murray shows no sign of stopping. The 32-year-old Scot made short work of world No 48 Pablo Cuevas.

Nine months and one hip surgery after those emotional farewells in Australia Andy Murray is back in a final on the ATP Tour. Murray beat Ugo Hembert to reach first ATP final in three years

MIKE DICKSON: Having witnessed Andy Murray emerge from a Scottish backwater to break the mould of underachieving British tennis I should have known better.

MIKE DICKSON IN ANTWERP:Andy Murray may have had his hip covered in metal, but nobody ever suggested his mentality needed any resurfacing.

Kyle Edmund has completed Great Britain's squad for the new-format Davis Cup in Madrid next month. Captain Leon Smith gave Edmund the nod over Cam Norrie.

MIKE DICKSON: Given that he lodges at his sister's flat in Peckham, doubles player Joe Salisbury will not have a long commute to London's O2 Arena next week.

Andy Murray believes that his newly-refurbished body may be more suited to contesting the Grand Slams than regular tour events when he resumes playing in the Majors next year.

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has raised a few eyebrows after unveiling his plan, via his marketing company, to rejuvenate the Davis Cup by giving it a fresh twist to broaden its appeal.

Andy Murray has encouraged everyone in tennis to get behind the new Davis Cup format masterminded by Gerard Pique. The event begins at Caja Magica in Madrid on Monday.

Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund and Team GB were challenged to insert lines from the new Disney film, Frozen 2, into their answers at a Davis Cup press conference on Tuesday.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: There are certain privileges that come with winning three Grand Slams and a Davis Cup for your country as Andy Murray is finding out this week.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: Andy Murray, heavy-legged and relying purely on his old fighting instincts, avoided a shock defeat on his return to Davis Cup tennis by the narrowest of margins.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: Andy Murray was sitting on the team bench, contorted with anxiety, while his elder brother was heroically trying to force GB into the Davis Cup final.

One of the key figures behind Andy Murray's remarkable comeback this year has admitted there can be no guarantees about his fitness in 2020.

Former world No 1 Andy Murray has revealed how he 'was pretty much done with tennis' as he struggled with the physical and mental pain of his serious injury.

Andy Murray still expects to play in Australia next month, despite abandoning plans to go through a two-week training block in Miami.

Sir Andy Murray's energy levels dropped during matches as he was playing video games until 3am before a tournament. He took his PlayStation to every match and it caused rows with a former coach.

Andy Murray showed his light-hearted side in sharing a video of one of his quirkier exercises as he stepped up his off-season preparations.

British junior tennis was celebrating an unusual Christmas success after a 12-year-old from Kent became the first GB youngster since Andy Murray to win a prestigious world title.

From the moment Andy Murray announced his premature 'retirement' from tennis in early January, it has proved to be a rollercoaster of emotions in the sporting world throughout 2019.

Tennis Australia issued a statement on Monday saying Japan's Kei Nishikori had withdrawn from the Australian Open next month as well as next week's new ATP Cup.

Juan Martin del Potro has become the latest high-profile casualty of the Australian Open after it was announced the Argentine has withdrawn from the first Grand Slam of 2020.

Boris Becker has backed Andy Murray to return from his latest injury nightmare and reclaim his place at the top of his sport. Murray is suffering from a pelvic injury after recovering from serious hip surgery.

Murray is currently sidelined through injury, this time pelvic bruising that has kept him out of action since November, with no indication yet when he will be able to make his comeback.

Andy Murray has admitted his dream of returning to Wimbledon this year is in the balance after he suffered further complications from hip surgery.

Five years on from the victory that would facilitate one of British tennis's greatest triumphs, James Ward was flogging away on court somewhere in Ohio.

MIKE KEEGAN - SPORTS AGENDA: Andy Murray still holds out hope of making his comeback at the Miami Open later this month despite ongoing threat of the coronavirus spreading.

Any hopes Andy Murray had of making a comeback later this month could be dashed - although on this occasion it would be irrespective of concerns over his troublesome hip.

Judy Murray will reportedly take part in Celebrity MasterChef 2020.

After winning in Antwerp in October, Murray suffered pelvic bruising a month later and is yet to play in 2020. But despite his problems, he divulged that he is back practicing on court.

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