Murray ready to work overtime in Barcelona to stay at top


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 25 Apr 2017

Tennis - Monte Carlo Masters - Monaco, 19/04/2017. Andy Murray of Britain plays a shot to Gilles Muller of Luxemburg. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

(Reuters) - World number one Andy Murray returns to the Barcelona clay courts that launched his career this week as he puts in some overtime ahead of the French Open.

Murray, who played and lost his first professional match as a 17-year-old at the tournament in 2005, against Jan Hernych, took a late entry into the Barcelona Open after an early defeat to Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Monte Carlo last week.

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