Andy Murray LIVE: Surbiton Trophy result and final score from Chung Hyeon match

Murray returned to grass ahead of Wimbledon and served impressively as the 36-year-old defeated Chung Hyeon in Surbiton

Andy Murray in action at the Surbiton Trophy (Getty Images for LTA)

Andy Murray got his Wimbledon preparations up and running with a straight-sets win over Chung Hyeon in the opening round of the Surbiton Trophy on Monday.

Returning to grass for the first time since last year’s second-round defeat to John Isner at the All England Club, Murray encountered few problems as he saw off the challenge of the 27-year-old South Korean - who was playing just his third match since September 2020 due to a back injury.

Murray took the decision to skip the French Open in order to concentrate on his build-up to Wimbledon and the 36-year-old served impressively in his opening match of the grass-court season, which provided a solid base for a comfortable 6-3 6-2 win.

The Scot, who is the second seed at Surbiton, finished with eight aces and lost just six points on serve throughout the match. He will play a qualifier in the second round.

Andy Murray live

• Andy Murray open his grass-court campaign with straight-sets win at the Surbiton Trophy
• The 36-year-old served impressively to defeat Chung Hyeon 6-2 6-2 in 69 minutes
• Murray pulled out of the French Open to focus on his Wimbledon preparations

[5 June 2023 14:13 · Jamie Braidwood]

Andy Murray 4-2 Chung Hyeon

This match is live on the BBC but they’ve only gone and lost signal from Surbiton.

[5 June 2023 14:10 · Jamie Braidwood]

Andy Murray 4-1 Chung Hyeon

Murray’s serving looks impressive so far. The 36-year-old belts down a couple of aces to hold to love and extends his first-set lead to 4-1.

[5 June 2023 14:08 · Jamie Braidwood]

Andy Murray 3-1 Chung Hyeon

A double fault from Chung hands Murray a look at two early break points. Murray looked to attack on the first opportunity - a forehand cross just drifting wide - but then Chung lobs a forehand long and the Scot gets the first break of the match.

[5 June 2023 14:01 · Jamie Braidwood]

Andy Murray 2-1 Chung Hyeon

Murray moves in nicely off the serve to put away the backhand volley and get to 40-0. Murray’s improved serve was a key reason for his improved form on grass last season, where he reached the final of the Boss Open in Germany.

Chung, though, finds the backhand pass to get back to 40-30.

Ace from Murray!

[5 June 2023 13:58 · Jamie Braidwood]

Andy Murray 1-1 Chung Hyeon

Chung gets off the mark as a lovely volley at the net is followed by Murray drifting a forehand long of the baseline. It’s a sleepy Monday afternoon in Surbiton.

[5 June 2023 13:55 · Jamie Braidwood]

Andy Murray 1-0 Chung Hyeon

Here are the players! Oh, the green of the grass-court summer, such a contrast to the red dirt of Roland Garros!

Murray elects to serve first and gets the ball rolling with an opening hold. Murray looking relaxed in an orangey-top.

[5 June 2023 13:47 · Luke Baker]

Andy Murray on court shortly

The first two games of the day on centre court in Surbiton have been completed, so Andy Murray is next up to face Chung Hyeon. They’re just out on court now.

Incidentally, it was a mixed bag from a British point of view in those first two matches. Jay Clarke went down 6-4, 6-0 to Australia’s Luke Saville but Mark Whitehouse emerged triumphant in the following British-Aussie clash as he beat James McCabe 6-3, 7-5.

[5 June 2023 13:45 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Andy Murray at Surbiton again after skipping French Open

Andy Murray took a wild card to be here in order to tune up for Wimbledon, which starts next month. Here’s more:

[5 June 2023 13:33 · Lawrence Ostlere]

French Open latest updates

Murray is expected to be on court at around 2-3pm, depending how quickly the preceeding match on Centre Court concludes.

In the meantime you can follow all the latest from the French Open today:

[5 June 2023 13:24 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Andy Murray vs Chung Hyeon

Andy Murray gets his grass-court season underway at the Surbiton Trophy as the 36-year-old takes on Chung Hyeon in the opening round.

Murray returns to action having made the decision to skip the French Open in order to focus on his Wimbledon preparations. The former world No 1 reached the semi-finals of the Surbiton Trophy last season and will be hoping to build momentum while staying injury-free ahead of his return to the All England Club next month.

Murray is the second seed for the tournament, which is an ATP Tour Challenger Event, but has been handed an interesting opponent in Hyeon. The 2018 Australian Open semi-finalist, who remains the last player to beat Novak Djokovic in Melbourne, has been disrupted by injuries in recent years and the South Korean has only been able to play twice this season.