Andy Murray claims 2023 Rothesay Nottingham Open title

<p>Three-time grand slam winner Andy Murray has continued his excellent preparation for Wimbledon with a second successive title.</p>

<p>The former world number one followed up his win at Surbiton last week with a flawless display to lift the Rothesay Nottingham Open. Murray beat Frenchman Arthur Cazaux 6-4 6-4 in the final to make it 10 wins in a row.</p>

<p>That is his best sequence since 2017, when he still topped the world rankings and was not playing with a metal hip.</p>

<p>And he will now head to his favourite stomping ground at Queen's, where another good week will see him improve his ranking enough to be seeded at SW19.</p>

<p>He made it through the week at Nottingham without dropping a set, but it was a second-tier Challenger event so he will receive a truer test of where his game is at next week at Queen's, with the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Matteo Berrettini and Holger Rune all in the draw.</p>

<p>However, on the evidence of his movement, serving and matchplay this week, he looks a good bet to enjoy his best run at Wimbledon since he hobbled out of the 2017 quarter-finals with the hip injury that derailed his career.</p>

<p>His physicality was tested here as he won his semi-final at 6.30pm on Saturday night but was back on at 11am for the final, which was brought forward owing to the threat of rain on Sunday afternoon.</p>

<p>He hit the ground running, though, breaking the world number 181 in the opening game before eventually seeing the first set out 6-4.</p>

<p>The second set was much tighter, owing to Cazaux's big serve, but Murray broke at 4-4 and then served it out to get his hands on the trophy.</p>

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