Andy Murray & Aljaz Bedene set for all-British tie at Queen's
| Aegon Championships – Andy Murray v Aljaz Bedene |
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| Venue: Queen’s Club, London Date: 16 June Time: 14:00 BST approx |
| Coverage: Live on BBC Two, Radio 5 live & 5 live sports extra, Red Button, Connected TVs and BBC Sport website. |
Andy Murray will face a British opponent for the first time in 10 years when he takes on Aljaz Bedene at Queen’s Club on Thursday.
The pair will meet in the second round of the Aegon Championships at about 14:00 BST.
Slovenia-born Bedene gained UK citizenship last year and, at 58th in the world, is the British number two.
Top seed Murray last faced a fellow Briton in 2006, when he lost to Tim Henman in Bangkok.
“It’s amazing really,” said Murray, who is trying to win a record fifth title at Queen’s Club.
“I think maybe Tim is the only one that I ever played. I never played Greg [Rusedski] in a competitive match.
“It’s been a long wait really.”
Bedene has practised with Murray several times since gaining citizenship last March, and the 26-year-old had hoped to be part of the Great Britain Davis Cup squad by now.
He was denied by an International Tennis Federation tribunal and Bedene hopes Thursday’s match will provide a chance to introduce himself to the British public.
“I don’t see any better court than a court in England, one of the biggest courts,” said Bedene.
“I’m just going to try and play my best tennis and show myself.”
Murray will be playing his second match since Ivan Lendl returned to his coaching team and the new line-up had time for a first full practice on Wednesday.
“It’s good to get a proper practice session in, hopefully a few hours on the court and work on a few things,” said the world number two.
“It’s great to have him back as part of the team.”