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Mint Murray ready to step up a gear

Last Updated: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:00
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Andy Murray insists he can raise his game further after securing a last-16 place at Wimbledon with an easy win against Viktor Troicki.

Britain's number one and the current world number three brushed aside his opponent 6-2 6-3 6-4 in one hour 36 minutes on Centre Court to set up a fourth-round clash against Stanislas Wawrinka on Monday.

Murray has been pleased with his performance levels so far, but the 22-year-old Scot feels he can and must improve further in the second week at the All England Club.

"I think I'm able to raise my game to the quality of the opponent," he said. "I'll try to do that on Monday.

"The media expectation hasn't troubled me this week. I'd be very surprised if it did next week."

Murray has defeated 19th seed Wawrinka in four of their past seven meetings but is expecting a tough examination when they meet.

"Obviously, I'd love to get to the final, but you think about it more three or four months before the tournament," he added.

"I'm concentrating on Stan and trying to get through the next match.

"He's a very solid all-court player. He's got a solid serve, moves well and is good off the baseline. He does everything good. He doesn't have one shot which is a huge weakness."

If Murray can overcome Wawrinka his chances of progressing through the quarter-final have been boosted by the news 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez was surprisingly knocked out by Juan Carlos Ferrero.



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