Andy Murray
Andy Murray continues his return from injury at the Stuttgart Open, with a second-round clash with Jack Draper potentially awaiting him; watch the tournament exclusively live on Sky Sports Tennis from June 10-16
Andy Murray and Jack Draper could meet in the second round of the Stuttgart Open after finding themselves in the same side of the draw ahead of next week’s ATP 250 tournament.
Murray resumes his return from injury against Marcos Giron of the United States, while sixth-seed Draper takes on Austria’s Sebastian Ofner.
The winners of those two matches will then face off in the round of 16, where Alexander Zverev, Frances Tiafoe, Alexander Bublik and Ben Shelton already await as the four top seeds.
Andy Murray continues his comeback trail with Wimbledon in sight having recently returned to action after being out with damaged ankle ligaments suffered at the Miami Open in late March.
The former world No 1 elected against surgery before making his return at a Challenger event in Bordeaux followed by an appearance at the Geneva Open.
Andy Murray also competed at the French Open where he suffered a first-round defeat to Stan Warwinka in what might serve as his final outing at Roland Garros.
The 37-year-old has hinted heavily towards retirement beyond this summer, before which could be final opportunities at both Wimbledon and the Olympics.
British No 2 Jack Draper arrives on the back of his first-round loss to Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong at the French Open in what represented his longest-ever match, spanning four hours and six minutes.
Full Stuttgart Open Round of 32 men’s draw:
Alexander Zverev (1) vs BYE
Christopher Eubanks vs Brandon Nakashima
Arthur Rinderknech vs Alex Michelsen
Flavio Cobolli vs Jan-Lennard Struff (7)
Frances Tiafoe (4) vs BYE
Henri Squire (WC) vs Yannick Hanfmann
Marcos Giron vs Andy Murray
Sebastian Ofner vs Jack Draper (6)
Lorenzo Musetti vs QUALIFIER
Dominik Koepfer vs Zhizhen Zhang
Hamad Medjedovic (WC) vs Fabian Marozsan
BYE vs Alexander Bublik (3)
Roman Safiullin (8) vs Matteo Berrettini (PR)
QUALIFIER vs Denis Shapovalov (WC)
QUALIFIER VS QUALIFIER
BYE vs Ben Shelton (2)
In the run-up to the third Grand Slam of 2024 – Wimbledon – you can watch all of the biggest tennis stars in action live on Sky Sports as they compete across the grass-court season.
