Andy Murray is a dangerous presence in Wimbledon draw

James Richardson 28 Jun 2023 7:14 PM

Former Grand Slam winner Mats Wilander believes that Andy Murray will be a dangerous presence in the Wimbledon draw.

That danger might even be compounded by Murray missing out on a seeding which makes him a danger to the top players.

Wilander wasn’t willing to rule out a deep run and even a possible third title at Wimbledon for Andy Murray.

“I think Andy Murray thinks that this is the tournament where he still feels that he can do very well. And very well, in Andy Murray’s mind, is most probably winning it,” said Wilander on Eurosport.

“And do I think he can? Yeah, he can upset people. Can he win it? Well, I don’t know. He’s won it already a couple of times, so yes.”

Murray himself has confidence in his ability to upset seeded players at Wimbledon.

After his exit from Queen’s, Murray was asked if he felt that he could beat most of those players who will be seeded for Wimbledon and replied: “Yeah, I think so. You know, obviously grass, there is less players that are probably comfortable on the surface than the clay and the hard courts.

“You know, some of the seeded players are maybe not that comfortable on the grass, so there’s some draws that are better than others.

“There are also guys, I don’t know, like your Jordan Thompsons and these guys that are not seeded but love the grass courts and it’s their favourite surface.

So, yeah, see what happens. I don’t know when the draw is done, next Thursday or Friday, but see what happens now.

Wilander feels that it will be quite some time before Wimbledon crowds see the last of their hero.

“I think we will see Andy Murray figure out a schedule where he can still keep playing Wimbledon for another four or five years, which is so welcome because we want to see these stories,” Wilander added.

“It’s great for the sport, it’s great for Andy Murray because he’s also turning a leaf around where his attitude early in his career was one way and now his attitude on Wimbledon Centre Court is he wants to bring every person that’s watching him into the match emotionally.

“And he’s so positive and he’s using every possible angle to play better tennis and to make the people enjoy watching him.”

Murray, who won the singles title in 2013 and 2016, will be entering the Wimbledon main draw for the 15th time this year.