‘I Do Consider I’m One of many Greatest Grass Courtroom Gamers within the World’

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday July 1, 2023

Andy Murray is sort of a child on Christmas Eve yearly right now. That’s as a result of Wimbledon is the occasion he’s most captivated with and he can’t wait to place his finest foot ahead.

Though 36, and never the participant he was in his prime, the 2013 and 2016 Wimbledon champion has finished loads of soldiering in 2023, and he is available in assured to his fifteenth predominant draw appearances at SW19.

“It’s always been the most important tournament for me in the year,” Murray informed the press throughout his pre-tournament media convention on Saturday. “Regardless of how I was feeling coming in, I would always do my best to be ready for this one, even if there was some physical issues, niggles, what have you. I’d always give my best.”

Murray, who owns extra grass court docket victories than every other participant within the draw (117-27), has received two challenger titles on grass within the lead as much as Wimbledon. He is probably not the participant he was in 2016, when he completed the season as No.1, however he likes his probabilities on the grass towards anybody on the earth.

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He’ll method the match with a way of urgency. He has no plans to retire any time quickly however he is aware of that that day is coming…

“Obviously as you get towards the latter stage of your career, you want to make the most of these opportunities because you don’t know how many more times they’ll be here,” he mentioned. “I want to go out there and perform at a level that I’m happy with.

“I do feel like I’m in a really, really good position to do that. I have the experience at this tournament. There’s only one player in the draw that has more experience of playing here than me, which is Novak… I need to use that to my advantage and use my experience to my advantage and take confidence from that.

“I do believe I’m one of the best grass court players in the world, and I’m physically feeling really good. I prepared well, so there’s no reason why I can’t have a good tournament.”

Murray will face compatriot Ryan Peniston within the first spherical, and if he’s profitable he may face No.5 seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas within the second spherical.