Tennis Tennis Murray 'starting from scratch' in Washington Three-time major champion Andy Murray hopes his decision to withdraw from Wimbledon will pay off during the hard-court season. Peter Thompson 30 July, 2018 15:17 IST Three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray - Getty Images Peter Thompson 30 July, 2018 15:17 IST Andy Murray feels like he is "starting from scratch again" as he prepares to begin his hard-court season against Mackenzie McDonald on day one of the Citi Open.Murray withdrew from Wimbledon on the eve of his home grand slam soon after returning following almost a year out due to injury.The three-time major champion made his comeback from hip surgery with a defeat to Nick Kyrgios at Queen's Club last month and beat Stan Wawrinka in Eastbourne before losing to fellow Brit Kyle Edmund.Read: Bopanna hopes to be fit in time for Asian GamesMurray is not putting too much pressure on himself ahead of his first-round encounter with McDonald in Washington on Monday."It sort of feels like I am starting from scratch again," he told Tennis TV."I haven't been in that position since I was kind of 18 so I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be hard but it should be fun."The 31-year-old added: "I feel better than I did during the grass [tournaments]."I've had another four weeks training and feel pretty good."Also Read: Isner defends title for fifth Atlanta crownMurray felt Wimbledon came too soon for him and hopes his decision to pull out will pay off in the final major of the year."At the time I didn't feel like I was quite ready to play five-set matches," the Scot said."I really wanted to build up for the American summer and hopefully get ready for the US Open." Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.