Andy Murray’s doubles quest will take off the pressure from the Olympic singles – Tennis News
Third seed Andy Murray is hopeful this Olympic season to secure gold medal in the All-England-Club. The British team this year is in a better position to beat the odds. Murray will be playing with his elder brother Jamie Murray,
the former SW19 mixed doubles champion, to hunt for gold in the doubles draw. They will compete against Austrian pair, Jurgen Melzer and Alexander Peya on Saturday.
In a press conference, Murray told the media, “There’s always pressure when you play at Wimbledon but when you play in front of a home crowd. It helps in all sports to have the crowd behind you. Sometimes when you're struggling
it can lift your game. I've played some of my best tennis at Wimbledon, I've enjoyed it. To get the chance to play with Jamie at an Olympics is going to be great but, at the same time, it is going to be stressful. I hope that the doubles goes well because
if it doesn't, the singles will become a bit tougher”.
The world number four, Andy is in a great pressure due to the singles round. He surely rules in the hearts of the British tennis fans but he needs to win in order to keep up to the crowds expectations. For this, he will have to
encounter legendary players like Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, before getting his hands on any sort of glory at this mega event in London.
Many expect Andy to meet Djokovic for the semi-finals of the Olympics. The Serbian flag barrier anticipates winning the gold medal and becoming a “sporting immortal”. He will be the defending bronze medallist from the 2008 Beijing
Olympics and maintains an outstanding head-to-head lead of 8-5 on the British.
Murray’s pursuit for the gold in the singles will not be easy. In the initial matches, the British number one achieved a straight set victory against Swiss number two Stanislas Wawrinka and Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen. However, in
the doubles category, the game will not be trouble-free, as the British duo will have to face great deal of pressure from the defending gold medallist Swiss team comprising of the world number one Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.
Murray being the younger brother will be playing under the kinship of Jamie, who claims to be a doubles specialist. The pair has shown remarkable success since the past six tournaments. The Scotsmen have a perfect chemistry between
them in the matches and aims to cherish the great moments for the success of the Great Britain’s team on their home ground.
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