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There is an ever-growing mountain of pressure on Andy Murray to turn his promise and potential into Grand Slam honours and where better to start than at Wimbledon?

The British public have, after all, been waiting since Fred Perry's success of 1936 for a male home winner and Murray's recent rise to prominance means he's certainly now considered as a realstic contender to achieve glory on Centre Court this summer.

Murray reached his first Grand Slam final at the US Open last year, beating Rafael Nadal in the semi-final before suffering defeat to a majestic Roger Federer, while his three Masters Series crowns in Cincinnati, Madrid and Miami have seen him become established as the world number three.

Having also got the better of Nadal in Rotterdam earlier this year and boasting a 6-2 head-to-head record over Federer, there is no reason to be fearful of the game's two deadliest players although his record on grass is far from imposing.

Last year's run to the quarter-finals was his best yet and while 'that' breathtaking comeback against Richard Gasquet proved he never gives up under enormous pressure, he was brushed aside too easily by the class of Nadal.

That said, he's never been seeded as high as three before so he'll back his chances to at least reach the semi-finals this time around and from there anything can happen.

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