Andy Murray marked his 1,000th tour match with a first-round 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win against Australia’s Alexei Popyrin at the ATP Queen’s Club Championships . The three-time Grand Slam champion had cast doubts over continuing to play beyond this summer .
The All England Lawn Tennis Club have also revealed plans to honour Murray this year at Wimbledon, where he’s set to play doubles with his brother, Jamie .
Following his first-round exit from the Stuttgart Open earlier in the month, Murray earned his first win of the grass-court season after a hard-fought encounter with Popyrin .
British No.1 Jack Draper, who won his first title at the Stuttgart Open last Sunday, began the tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Argentina’s Mariano Navone .
