Andy Murray optimistic for future after triumphant return alongside Feliciano Lopez at Queen's

British tennis breathed a collective sigh of relief as Andy Murray returned to the match court on Thursday with a thrilling 7-6, 6-3 victory in his first outing as a doubles player. You could hardly say that his best days are ahead of him, given that he is now equipped with a bionic metal hip. But his whole game looked in such good order – and his movement, too – that January’s fears of imminent retirement can now be officially abandoned. In fact, Murray on Thurs