The former number one in the world of the ATP classification Andy Murray will play next January the Australian Open , the first 'Grand Slam' of the season and in which he will have his comeback in a 'big' after the hip discomfort that He has been suffering for months, organizers announced on Tuesday.
Andy Murray , 32, who was runner-up in Melbourne Park five times, was eliminated in the first round of the Australian Open last year after announcing before the start that it could be his last participation in the tournament.
The Scottish tennis player underwent a hip operation at the end of this January and returned to the tracks in June at the Queen's grass tournament, where he achieved the title by partnering with the Spaniard Feliciano Lopez.
"Confirmed: Andy Murray will return to the competition at the Australian Open in 2020," organizers of the first 'big' of the year said on his official Twitter account.
Murray, who is currently ranked 289 in the world , played in the mixed doubles and doubles box at Wimbledon, partnering with American Serena Williams, and returned to the competition in Cincinnati (United States) in August.
He has reached the quarterfinals in Beijing , where he fell in front of Dominic Thiem, last week and this one debuted with triumph in the 1,000 Masters in Shanghai, in which he traced (2-6, 6-2 and 6-3) to the Argentine Juan Ignacio Londero .
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