Earlier this month, the ATP Tour and International Tennis
Federation extended their suspensions of professional tennis until July 31.
British former tennis World
No.1 Andy Murray will return to action at a behind-closed-doors tournament
organised by brother Jamie from June 23-28 in order to raise money for NHS
Charities Together. Murray has not played professional tennis since the Davis Cup
Finals in November last year.
"We're
excited to be hosting Jamie Murray's tournament 'Schroders Battle of the Brits'
at the National Tennis Centre on June 23-28," the Lawn Tennis Association
(LTA) said on Twitter.
It
is hoped the event will raise at least 100,000 pounds for the NHS charities.
"The last few months
have been incredibly challenging times for everyone and we see this event as
our way of giving back," Jamie was quoted as saying by BBC Sport.
"A
lot of work has gone in to make sure this could happen and we are excited to be
able to bring an action-packed week of tennis, while raising valuable funds for
NHS heroes to say thank you for the amazing work they have done."
"I'm
really excited to be, for the first time, bringing together the current generation
of British male players to compete against one another while raising
significant funds for charity," he added.
Murray, who has been
battling a potentially career ending hip injury, was eyeing a return to tennis
at the Miami Open in March. The tournament, and eventually the rest of the
season, was indefinitely suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier
this month, the ATP Tour and International Tennis Federation extended their
suspensions of professional tennis until July 31.
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