The warm up for Wimbledon begins today at the Queen’s Club Championship.

Several of the Top 50 will battle it out on the grass to get that much needed boost on the surface heading into the most prestigious Grand Slam.

Andy Murray, who remains World No 1, has won the trophy the last two years and five times overall, making him clear favourite again this year.

The tournament starts in round 32 with some tasty draws from the go. Big hitters John Isner and Marin Cilic play tomorrow (Tuesday). British No 2 Kyle Edmund faces fellow youngster Denis Shapovalov, the 18 year old won the junior Wimbledon last year and is now making progress on the senior tour with a highest ranking of world no 172.

So who could stop Andy Murray from winning his third Queens trophy in a row?

There are an array of top players in this years tournament with 10 of top 20 involved, meaning a couple of shock wins could easily be on the cards.

Stanislas Wawrinka has had a mixed time on the grass courts of Queens with a uninspired record of 4-4. However the 2017 French Open finalist cannot be ruled out.

The Swiss is the second seed, facing Feliciano Lopez in the first round. He has got the better of the Spaniard in three of their last four matches. Wawrinka is on course to face big hitting Czech Tomas Berdych in the Semi Final, a sure test if the Swiss is to win Queens and show he ready for the big stage of Wimbledon.

Another possible winner is out spoken 22 year old Nick Kyrgios, whom has made impressive ground this year beating Novak Djokovic back-to-back in Acapulco and Indian Wells. The Australian No 1 believe he suits the grass court saying,

‘It’s my favourite surface, it suits my game a lot and I’m expecting big things on grass this year, I don’t think British people haven’t seen the best of me yet, I was very young when I had that run at Wimbledon.’

However the world number 20 has not had the best time at Queens losing in the first round in the last two years to Wawrinka and Miles Raonic respectively.

Canadian No 1 Raonic has a favourable draw despite being the third seed. He faces wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis, who had dealt with a challenging year winning only one ATP world tour match. The former Wimbledon finalist next real challenge could be to face world number 12 Grigor Dimitrov in quarter-finals, before a likely match against Wawrinka.

There could unsurprisingly be a repeat of last years final when the 26 year old faced Andy Murray, where to lost 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-3 to the British No 1.

Jo Wilfred Tsonga is another player that could threaten Murray claim of his sixth Queens trophy. The frenchman may have passed his best, but is still in the top 10 in the world and has claimed three titles this year.

The 2011 Queens finalist has a tough side of the draw if he is to progress to final and win. He is likely to come against grass court specialist Giles Muller, who won the grass court Ricoh Open over the weekend, in round 16. If the 32 year old makes it that far two time Wimbledon champion Murray is up next in the quarter-final.

Who to look out for?

With Queens having only 32 players the standard is high and there are several less high profile players to admire.

Kyle Edmund is the next hope of British tennis and played well in the French Open, losing to Kevin Anderson in five sets in the last 32. He comes up against qualifier Denis Shapovalov, before a likely clash with seventh seed Tomas Berdych.

Another British player in the draw is wildcard Cameron Norrie. The world number 235, who has not featured in a ATP first round yet, comes up against big server Sam Querrey; but with the crowd behind Norrie a shock could be on the cards.

Janko Tipsarevic is another talent to watch out for, the 32 year old is coming back from a string of injuries that have set him back since late 2014. The former world no 8 has fellow Serbian Viktor Troicki in the first round.

The Queens Championship can be watched online and on TV on the BBC.