London — Andy Murray has not ruled out returning from his troublesome hip injury in time for Wimbledon, his mother Judy says. Former world No1 Murray has been out of action since 2017’s Wimbledon and underwent hip surgery in January. Murray had made the grass-court season his target as he continues his rehabilitation and was believed to be ready to play at a Loughborough Challenger event, which starts on May 21. But reports this week suggested the two-time Wimbledon champion was in danger of missing his home Grand Slam after apparently scaling back his training programme. However, Murray’s mother is adamant the 30-year-old could still be ready for the start of Wimbledon on July 2. "His goal was always to be ready for the grass-court season and, fingers crossed, that will happen," Judy Murray told the BBC on Thursday. "I’m sure when he’s got some news he will share that." Murray has committed himself to the Rosmalen grass-court tournament in the Netherlands that starts on June 11 and...
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