Jamie Murray makes last minute call to defend Wimbledon mixed doubles title

Jamie Murray makes last minute call to defend Wimbledon mixed doubles title as he enters with Victoria Azarenka

• British doubles No 1 Jamie Murray has won event twice with different partners
• Murray had originally chosen to miss the mixed doubles to focus on men’s 
• The British star was also concerned about his sore knees going into tournament 

By Mike Dickson for the Daily Mail

Published: 00:59 BST, 4 July 2018 | Updated: 00:59 BST, 4 July 2018

Jamie Murray has now decided to defend his mixed doubles title and has made a late entry with former world singles No 1 Victoria Azarenka.

The British doubles No 1 signed up on Tuesday for the event that he has won twice, first playing with Jelena Jankovic in 2007 and then 12 months ago in partnership with Martina Hingis. 

Murray had initially chosen to miss the mixed in order to focus on the men’s doubles with Brazilian Bruno Soares.

Jamie Murray made a last minute decision to defend Wimbledon mixed doubles title

He was also concerned about protecting his sore knees. 

He and Soares have won the Australian and US Opens together and are No 5 seeds in the competition which begins on Wednesday.

Murray’s brother Andy pulled out of Wimbledon at the last minute due to his ongoing issues with his hips. 

 

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