Andy Murray and three Americans receive wild cards for Cincinnati

The 2008 and 2011 Western & Southern Open champion was one of four wild cards announced for the event, which will be held in New York this year, right before the US Open.

Published Aug 03, 2020

Andy Murray and three Americans receive wild cards for Cincinnati

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NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray was one of four men given wild-card entries Monday for the tuneup tournament that will be held at Flushing Meadows before the US Open.

Murray won the Western & Southern Open in 2008 and 2011. The hard-court event is usually held in Cincinnati but is moving to the site of the U.S. Open as part of efforts to hold professional tennis competition during the coronavirus pandemic.

Also getting wild cards for the ATP Masters 1000 tournament: Tommy Paul, Tennys Sandgren and Frances Tiafoe.

Main-draw play will run from Aug. 22-28. The U.S. Open begins Aug. 31.

The 33-year-old Murray has twice had hip operations and hasn't played an official tour match since the Davis Cup last November. He won Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016 and the U.S. Open in 2012.

The Western & Southern Open will be the first official event on the men’s tour in more than five months.

Sanctioned tennis went on hiatus in March because of the COVID-19 outbreak and the women's tour is returning this week in Palermo, Italy.

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