Murray not worried by early exit
Murray not worried by early exit
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Monday, 26, Jun 2006 10:13
British number two Andy Murray has admitted he's not worried if he suffers an early exit from this year's Wimbledon.
The 19-year-old Scot faces Chilean 31st seed Nicolas Massu in the first round at the All England Club and could face world number five Andy Roddick in the third round.
However, Murray insists that he isn't too worried if he does make an early exit as he believes that the time isn't right for him yet.
"I am probably not going to win it this year, so if I lose in the first round or the quarter-final, it does not make a big difference," Murray said.
"Obviously I would like to win a couple of matches but if I play well in my first match and lose, there is nothing I can do about it."
This is Murray's second Wimbledon and the British fans will be hoping that he can improve on his third round showing from last year, where he came very close to beating current fourth seed David Nalbandian.
His form coming into Wimbledon has been slightly indifferent, going out in the first round at Queens before reaching the quarter-finals at the Nottingham Open.
Murray admits that he would have liked to have played more games on grass in the run-up to the tournament at SW19 but he is still hopeful of putting in a good performance.
"I have played four matches in a year on it, so it is not like I play or practice more on it than the other players," Murray added.
"It is not my favourite surface, but I obviously played well on it last year so I am hoping to play well again this year."
Murray will be the fourth match on Centre Court tomorrow, although a damp forecast may mean he won't get his chance until Wednesday.