Murray ready for return in Valencia

Reuters - Mon, 02 Nov 19:16:00 2009

Andy Murray, who has been sidelined with a wrist injury since the Davis Cup defeat to Poland in September, has said he is ready for his return to action in Valencia.

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The world number four plays his first-round match against Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver on Tuesday.

"The wrist is fine," the Scot said. "I'm still icing it and exercising it but it's tough to do too much about it specifically.

"I've played two matches in nine weeks, so I wouldn't be surprised if I play poorly at first, but I will try my best."

Elsewhere in Valencia, Nikolay Davydenko made a smooth start to his latest bid to grab a place at the World Tour Finals with a 6-2 6-1 first-round win over qualifier Alejandro Falla at the Valencia Open.

A title for the Russian world number seven would go a long way to securing one of two remaining spots in London at the end of this month.

Seeded second behind Murray, Davydenko broke Colombian Falla five times, losing his own serve once, and came through in just over an hour to set up a clash against Juan Monaco or Martin Vassallo Arguello at the hard court event.

Frenchmen Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils and Spain's Tommy Robredo are all in action on Tuesday, with all three still in with a slim chance of securing a place at the season-ending event in London from November 22-29.

Reuters

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  1. here we go again

    From samuel t, on Wed 4 Nov 7:29AM

  2. its his fault, he did @#$% a Dickzilla..so he get his­ wrist injuryed!!
    next time work on it only with your­ mouth boy, dont grab it!!

    From Ra, on Tue 3 Nov 8:15PM
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    god i thought this wrist thing was going to last a bit­ longer,wonder what it will be after tuesday,come on the­ other guy.

    From jack, on Tue 3 Nov 5:54PM
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    So Sad its been nice not to hear or see tur d face for­ a few weeks

    From KAE J, on Tue 3 Nov 5:43PM

  5. .Hurra, Andy is back ! Still the other players­ won't be so pleased. He should have re charged his­ batteries now and able to continue his rise to the top.­ He's such a hard worker behind the scenes. Easy­ to admire his qualities of talent, determination and­ focus.

    From jon60p, on Tue 3 Nov 5:40PM

  6. IT WAS SO NICE NOT TO HEAR ABOUT MURRAY IN THE PAST FEW­ WEEKS...

    From Vítor, on Tue 3 Nov 4:15PM

  7. What do all you Murray haters hope to achieve by your­ nasty comments? There are a few players I don't­ like but I keep my feelings to myself, they are my­ business not yours.
    I for one would like to read­ constructive comments not hate messages.

    Answer.
    All­ of this is due to Simon Reed (the real number one), and­ Eurosport, which is biased!

    From morisjak, on Tue 3 Nov 2:28PM

  8. What do all you Murray haters hope to achieve by your­ nasty comments? There are a few players I don't­ like but I keep my feelings to myself, they are my­ business not yours.
    I for one would like to read­ constructive comments not hate messages.

    From Katy, on Tue 3 Nov 12:32PM
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    the real number one is back and his injured wrist­ ready­ for another hhhaaannnndddjobbb

    From Ferrrrrrr, on Tue 3 Nov 11:55AM
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    the real number one is back and his injured wrist ready­ for another @#$%

    From Ferrrrrrr, on Tue 3 Nov 11:52AM
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    Who cares, anyway will not win even one more important­ tournament !

    From morisjak, on Tue 3 Nov 11:22AM
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    It remains to be seen whether Murray will be as­ determined as Nadal after his reurn from injury­ lay-off. Very unlikely, as otherwise, he would have won­ atleast one Grand Slam by now.

    From Emmveeyem, on Tue 3 Nov 5:36AM
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    who cares u return or not...Mr Murray. U can't win­ the title anyway!! MARK MY WORDS

    From mun c, on Tue 3 Nov 4:24AM

  14. missed you

    From Csaba, on Tue 3 Nov 12:53AM
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    He only injured his wrist cause he's such a @#$%

    From mohawk393939, on Tue 3 Nov 12:33AM
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    I'm "Ra" just locked between the­ Mur-Ra-y, this kind a Spam-Bambela..Murray who?

    From Ra, on Mon 2 Nov 11:39PM

  17. although i dont like murray that much it is good to see­ him back in play.

    From KeithL, on Mon 2 Nov 10:10PM

  18. Good Luck you my Fav Tennis guy

    From Nin, on Mon 2 Nov 9:52PM
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    what is he back for, is he taking part in the yacht­ race or what, he certainly is not making a comeback at­ tennis, is he!!! He is useless and will never get back­ to number two ever again!!

    From What-a-Load-of-Rubbish-U-Lot, on Mon 2 Nov 9:49PM

  20. Hurra, Andy is back !

    From jon60p, on Mon 2 Nov 9:10PM
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