Tim Henman: Despite injury challenges, Andy Murray "can go deep at Wimbledon"

Andy Murray is getting back to full training following his recent abdominal injury—and Tim Henman still tips the three-time Grand Slam champion for a deep run at Wimbledon.

"The next couple of days are pretty important for me," Murray told British press. "Obviously the plan is still to play. The injury that I had is improving. It's not stopped me from practicing. I've been able to work on the court, but there's specific shots that I haven't been able to practice yet.

"In the next couple of days, we'll start to do that. The positive is that I've been able to get on the practice court and hit balls and work on a lot of different things."

The former No. 1 sustained the injury during the Stuttgart final, where he lost against Matteo Berrettini in three sets. The 35-year-old had picked up wins against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios during the week, and also reached the semifinals of the Surbiton challenger. Having had a long, slow comeback from hip surgery in 2019, he has also been having a more consistent season and is No. 51 in the rankings.

According to four-time semifinalist Henman, he could extend that form at Wimbledon.

“His level of play has got better and better and a run deep into the second week is realistic now,” Henman told Tennis365. “I think the way that he has really started to move has been incredible to watch.

"His resilience physically and mentally is incredible. It was 2017 that he was No. 1 and defending champion and then he limped out of the tournament. Then he had four years of just enormous challenges trying to get back on the tour. To see him now in tour finals in Sydney and Stuttgart is incredibly impressive."

Murray, a two-time champion at Wimbledon, will also get an advantage from his grass-court experience, notes Henman, even though his build-up has been affected.

"On grass, no doubt," he said. "The other surfaces are harder for him as there are so many very, very good hard and clay court players. On grass, it is still a little bit more specialized so he can go deep at Wimbledon."

Murray has been practicing during the week on the practice courts at Wimbledon, having withdrawn from Queen's Club.