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History won't add to Andy Murray's pressure

Updated on: 30 January,2011 05:29 AM IST |
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Andy Murray will ignore the historic ramifications of a grand slam victory for Britain and simply try to cure a personal itch when he meets Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open

Andy Murray will ignore the historic ramifications of a grand slam victory for Britain and simply try to cure a personal itch when he meets Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open.

It is almost 75 years since a British man has won a grand slam singles title with Fred Perry the last man to achieve the feat, in New York in 1936.

Instead, he will hope to make it third time lucky on a personal level. "It's more of a personal goal and personal dream of mine," he said.

"So that's what you need to keep in check and not get ahead of yourself. The historical thing, it's not something I have thought about that much but it's something that for me personally I want to try to win."

An overwhelming desire to land that elusive title is not always a good thing, however, as Murray pointed out.
"I don't want to get myself so amped up that I play a stinker of a match," he added.

"I'm going to make the most of the opportunity and give 110% but I also need to make sure I am relaxed and calm on the court. I don't want to get myself too worked up," he said.

PM wishes Andy luck

Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday sent Andy Murray the "very best of luck". " We'll all be cheering you on," Cameron wrote.

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