Andy Murray believes he has a huge home advantage at the Wimbledon – Tennis News
Great Britain’s best player, Andy Murray, thinks that he can benefit from the home advantage at the Wimbledon Championships during the next two weeks. The world number four believes that the support of his home crowd can take him
to the title victory.
The top Brit also shared that sometimes it is thought that playing at home can get you in pressure but that is not the case with him at the All England Club.
Giving an interview before the start of the event, Murray said, "I think in all sports playing at home is viewed as being a huge advantage, whereas for some reason when it comes to Wimbledon everyone thinks it's a bad thing. There's
more pressure on you and it doesn't help. But I haven't really found it that way. When I've played here, I've enjoyed the challenge, I've enjoyed playing in front of a passionate crowd, and it's helped me."
Murray has already featured in three Grand Slam finals but was unable to succeed on any occasion. The Brit was beaten by Roger Federer in the 2008 US Open and 2010 Australian Open finals, losing to Novak Djokovic in the 2011 Australian
Open title match.
Some doubts aroused on Murray’s chances at the Wimbledon Championships, as he lost to French contender, Nicolas Mahut, in three sets 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-7(1) in the round of 32 at the AEGON Championships just two weeks before the start
of the third Grand Slam of the season. However, the Brit thinks that it would not put any effect on his showing at the SW19.
The 25-year-old added, "I always feel good going into the slams, especially the last few years, because that's what I've been trying to peak for and trying to play my best tennis at."
Murray is trying to become first player from his country to win a Grand Slam since Fred Perry won the Wimbledon Championships for the last time in 1936. He has reached the last four at the All England Club in his last three tries
but could not go beyond that, losing to Rafael Nadal on the last two occasions.
The London, England resident faces a tough opponent at the very start of the event, as he is drawn to meet Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko, formerly ranked third in the world, in the first round. The right-hander is expected to face
Nadal in the last-four stage once again.
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