Andy Murray practices with Kyle Edmund before facing Stan Wawrinka at Eastbourne
| 2018 Nature Valley International on the BBC |
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| Venue: Eastbourne Dates: 24-30 June |
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Andy Murray practised with British number one Kyle Edmund before his first-round match at Eastbourne against Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka.
Both Murray and Wawrinka are wildcards at the Nature Valley International, which starts on Monday, as they continue their comebacks from injury.
The 31-year-old Scot made his competitive return on Tuesday at Queen’s, where he lost to Nick Kyrgios.
He had been out for almost a year with a hip injury that required surgery.
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If Murray reaches the second round he will face fellow Brit Edmund, who has a bye and is the second seed at the event.
Edmund, 23, tweeted a picture of himself and Murray on Instagram after practice with the message “Always a pleasure! Great to see you Muzza. Practice smiles before I put my game face on.”
Former world number one Murray – now the British number two – has fallen to 156th in the world rankings, while Wawrinka is 261st following knee surgery.
Wawrinka, 33, lost to American Sam Querrey in the second round at Queen’s.
The Eastbourne tournament is the final warm-up event before Wimbledon begins on 2 July.