Andy Murray hopes Ivan Lendl’s return can inspire him to more Wimbledon exploits.
The two-time champion gave a positive assessment of his form and fitness after a race against the clock to recover from a stomach ache suffered in the final of the ATP tournament in Stuttgart two weeks ago.
Murray again showed his ability on grass to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios, and last year equaled Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini before sustaining the injury.
He was forced to retire from Queen’s Club and was unable to train at full strength early this week, but has made encouraging progress since then.
“It went well,” said Murray. “I was able to gradually improve my training this week and played a few sets, a lot of points. The last few days have been good.
“I think I showed a few weeks ago that I still have good tennis in me. I beat a man in the top five in the world, was neck and neck with Berrettini, who is one of the best grass field players in the world world, before the injury.
“I also played well against Kyrgios. The first set was of a good level. And I did quite well in the training sessions. I know the tennis is in it, I just have to bring it up during the event now.
“Obviously Ivan helps in my team. We’ve had a lot of success in the past. We know each other well. He still believes in me. There aren’t many coaches, people who have done that in the past period, and that he has. That certainly helps me.”
When does Wimbledon start?
Wimbledon starts on Monday 27 June.
Where to watch Wimbledon on TV
The BBC has exclusive coverage of the tournament. Sue Barker leads the coverage from opening day with the likes of Tim Henman, Andrew Castle and John Lloyd.
Viewers can watch the action on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Red Button with up to 18 lanes to choose from via Connected TVs, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app.
BBC Two will also be showing Today at Wimbledon every night, featuring a look back at the day’s play.
Day 1 playing order
Order of play on the show courts for Day 11 of the All England Lawn Tennis Championship, Wimbledon, London.
(All times BST, seeds in brackets)
Center Court – 1:30 PM
- Novak Djokovic vs Soonwoo Kwon
- Alison Van Uytvanck vs. Emma Raducanu (GBR)
- Andy Murray (GBR) vs. James Duckworth
No 1 Court – 1:00 PM
- 1. Mirjam Bjorklund vs. Our Jabeur
- Jan Lennard Struff vs. Carlos Alcarazo
- Angelique Kerber vs. Kristina Mladenovico
No 2 Court – 11am
- 1. Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs. Pablo Andujar
- Bernarda Pera vs Anett Kontaveit
- Jannik Sinner vs. Stan Wawrinka
- Maria Sakkari vs. Zoe Hives
No 3 Court – 11am
- 1. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Hubert HurkaczI
- Danielle Collins vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Tamara Korpatsch vs. Heather Watson (GBR)
- Ryan Peniston (GBR) vs. Henri Laaksonen
Court 12 – 11 o’clock
- Casper Ruud vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas
- Kaja Juvan vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Belinda Bencic vs. Qiang Wang
- Steve Johnson vs. Grigor Dimitrovy
Court 6 – 11 o’clock
- Jodie Burrage (GBR) vs. Lesia Tsurenko
- Enzo Couacaud vs. John Isner
- Jay Clarke (GBR) vs. Christian Harrison
Not before 5 p.m.
- Marta Kostyuk vs. Katie Swan (GBR)
Court 4 – 11 am
- Tommy Paul vs. Fernando Verdasco
- Camila Osorio vs. Elise Mertens
- Martina Trevisan vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Carlos Taberner vs Reilly Opelka
Court 6 – 11 am
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Ugo Humbert
- Clara Tauson vs. Mai Hontama
- Tamara Zidasek vs. Panna Udvardy
- Taro Daniel vs Sebastian Baez
Court 7 – 11 o’clock
- Anhelina Kalinina vs Anna Bondar
- Alejandro Tabilo vs. Laslo Djere
- Oscar Otte against Peter Gojowczyk
Court 8 – 11 o’clock
- Maximilian Marterer vs. Aljaz Bedene
- Aleksandra Krunic vs Sorana Cirtea
- Daniel Altmaier v Mikael Ymer
- Daria Saville vs. Viktoriya Tomova
Court 9 – 11 o’clock
- Benoit Paire vs. Quentin Halys
- Federico Coria vs. Jiri Vesely
- Lucia Bronzetti vs Ann Lic
- Yanina Wickmayer vs. Lin Zhu
Court 10 – 11 o’clock
- Ylena In Albon vs. Alison Riske
- Rebecca Marino vs. Katarzyna Kawai
- Maddison Inglis vs. Dalma Galfi
- Alexander Bublik vs Marton Fucsovics
Court 11 – 11 o’clock
- Thiago Monteiro vs Jaume Munar
- Jule Niemeier vs. Xiyu Wang
- Tim Van Rijthoven vs. Federico Delbonis
Court 2 – 11 o’clock
- Adrian Mannarino vs. Max Purcell
- John Millman vs. Miomir Kecmanovico
- Astra Sharma vs Tatyana Maria
- Oceane Dodin vs. Jelena Ostapenko
Court 3 – 11 o’clock
- Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Lukas Rosol
- Kaia Kanepi vs. Diane Parry
- Dusan Lajovic vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
- Shuai Zhang vs. Misaki Doic
Court 4 – 11 o’clock
- Katerina Siniakova against Maja Chwalinska
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs Kamil Majchrzak
- Tallon Greek Rail vs. Fabio Fognini
- Ekaterine Gorgodze vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
Court 5 – 11 o’clock
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Andrea Vavassori
- Caroline Garcia vs. Lily Miyazaki (GBR)
- Magda Linette vs. Fernanda Contreras Gomez
How much prize money is on offer at Wimbledon?
The winners of the singles competitions will earn £2 million this year, up from £1.7 million last year.
Prize money breakdown in full
- Champion £2m
- Finalist £1.05m
- Semi-finalist £535,000
- Quarter-finalist £310,000
- Fourth round £190,000
- Third round £120,000
- Second round £78,000
- First round £50,000