Grand Slam Tennis: Done and dusted with the clay, it's time to move on to the grass!

The French Open has just got over and Rafael Nadal has come away with his eighth Roland Garros title. While you might want to take a break and catch your breath, there’s another Grand Slam to get ready for in just two weeks. The transition from clay to grass can be hard, especially since the grass court season lasts only four weeks.

The AEGON Championships, held at the Queen’s Club in London every year, has traditionally been the most important tune-up event for the men. Although Roger Federer and Nadal have chosen to play in Halle (Nadal withdrew on Friday after his thrilling five-set semi-final win citing doctor’s orders), the Queen’s Club attracts a much stronger field with four of the world’s top eight players lining up this year (in contrast, Federer and Nadal were the only top eight players signed up for Halle). Here are some of the plots to keep an eye on for as the tennis gets underway in London.

What is Andy Murray’s fitness level?

The world no. 2 skipped the French Open due to a lower back injury, and after watching the Nadal-Djokovic semi-final, he said he was glad he didn’t make the trip to Paris since he would not have been able to play at that level. Murray’s decision to skip Paris had as much to do with his back injury as it had to do with his keeping an eye on the bigger prize – the Wimbledon singles title. Murray has been practicing for nearly two weeks in London and hopes that the extra time on the grass will make him better prepared than some of his other peers.

As the top seed, Murray has a bye in the first round and then could meet the Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the second round. Seventh seed Alexandr Dolgolpolov or former Wimbledon quarter finalist Bernard Tomic loom as quarter final opponents. Murray is a two-time champion here at Queens and will be hoping he sets himself up nicely for a deep run at Wimbledon and a chance to end the British drought that is closing in on eight decades.