Wimbledon: Andy Murray feels his abundance of Wimbledon experience can help drive him to the final stages of a major tournament for the first time since 2017.
On Saturday, the 36-year-old two-time winner, who first appeared at the All England Club in 2005, faced reigning champion Novak Djokovic in a training session on Court 14.
Murray, who overcame the Serb to earn his maiden Wimbledon title a decade ago, last exercised with him at the 2019 Australian Open, a painful experience that drove him to reveal the depth of his hip problem.
“The difference between where I am now and where I was then is night and day,” Murray remarked. “Just from a mental standpoint, my enjoyment of the game and how I can still compete with those guys.
“I didn’t feel like I could at the time. I’m glad I’m still in that position; I truly loved it.
“Actually, we used to practise a lot together. It was great to be back on the court with him.
“I have previous tournament experience. Novak is the only guy in the draw who has more experience playing here than me.
“I need to leverage my experience and draw confidence from it.”
Despite winning two Challenger Tour titles in Surbiton and Nottingham, Murray was not seeded for Wimbledon and will enter the competition ranked 39th.
He hasn’t advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam in six years, although he skipped the French Open to focus on grass-court training.
“Obviously, I’ve played a lot of matches,” he says. “I’ve been in good physical shape. I’m all ready to go.
“I want to go out there and give my best performance. I feel I am in a good position to do so.
“I think I’m one of the best grass-court players in the world, and I’ve prepared well, so there’s no reason why I can’t have a good tournament.”
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