A fresh and fit Andy Murray will lead the British men's charge in Wimbledon's second round on Thursday, where the 36-year-old will have to overcome Stefanos Tsitsipas to keep alive his hopes of a deep run at the grasscourt Grand Slam.Murray has played four sets or more in four of his five matches across t
A fresh and fit Andy Murray will lead the British men's charge in Wimbledon's second round on Thursday, where the 36-year-old will have to overcome Stefanos Tsitsipas to keep alive his hopes of a deep run at the grasscourt Grand Slam.
Murray will also have had a full day's rest between matches, as opposed to Tsitsipas, who has a tight turnaround from his rain-affected victory over Dominic Thiem, which lasted almost four hours and took place over the course of two days. "Any time you get the chance to finish a match quickly and can conserve some energy, it's a really positive thing. It's not necessarily confidence that I gain from it, it just means that the deeper I go in the tournament the fresher I will be."
In addition to Murray, wildcard Jan Choinski will take on Poland's Hubert Hurkacz for a place in the third round, while Liam Broady faces a stern test against Norwegian fourth seed Casper Ruud.
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