Andy Murray thinks he can win Wimbledon as Brit handed nightmare path to remaining
Andy Murray believes {that a} third Wimbledon triumph is ‘undoubtedly potential’ this 12 months regardless of being handed a nightmare path to the ultimate on the All England Club. The Scot has struggled to remain match over the previous couple of years as a result of ongoing hip issues, which pressured him to bear two surgical procedures in 2018 and 2019 in a bid to appropriate the difficulty.
Murray has since managed to rebuild his profession by getting himself again into the world’s prime 40, a feat he achieved by successful the Nottingham Open earlier this month after tasting success at Surbiton the earlier week. It appears as if his well-documented damage issues are effectively and actually behind him, giving him confidence that he can mount a real title problem over the course of the Wimbledon fortnight.
“Last year, when I lost in the second round, it didn’t go as I wanted and it was really frustrating,” stated Murray in a video on the Wimbledon web site.
“This year it’s been very different in that I’ve had no issues and I have no excuses to not go out there and perform at my best. Physically it’s the best I’ve felt in a very long time. It’s not like it was when I was 25 but being able to build some momentum and consistency in my practices and my training and everything, that’s been really positive.”
Murray was handed a difficult draw on Friday, with the 36-year-old set to face Ryan Peniston in an all-British showdown in spherical one. The winner might go up towards Stefanos Tsitsipas within the second spherical earlier than doing battle with the likes of Ben Shelton in spherical three, Cameron Norrie within the fourth, Daniil Medvedev within the quarter-finals and Carlos Alcaraz within the final 4.
Novak Djokovic can be anticipated to await Murray within the remaining if he will get that far, except there are any high-profile upsets, though the Scot believes that he can go toe-to-toe with nearly anyone at Wimbledon when firing on all cylinders.
“I don’t think there’s many players in the draw with the experience I have on grass courts,” he added. “There’s not many guys in the draw I could play on Monday where I’d think ‘you know what, I can’t win this’. Granted, it’s going to be extremely difficult. I do believe that I can do it if I’m in the right place physically and mentally, which right now I feel like I am. It’s definitely possible.”
Murray fell outdoors the world’s prime 800 after present process his first hip surgical procedure and it appeared for some time as if his profession on the highest degree of the game was successfully carried out and dusted. He has since proved his doubters improper in latest occasions but it surely stays to be seen how he’ll fare at Wimbledon, the place he can be supported by the British followers in attendance for so long as he stays in rivalry for the grand prize.