Andy Murray has insisted that his experience at major events over the past year means that he is more capable than ever of coping with the pressures of contending at Wimbledon.
The Scot, who won the Queen's Club tournament on Sunday, reached the final of his home Grand Slam for the first time last year and has since added his maiden major title - the US Open - and an Olympic gold medal to his resume.
Murray said: "There's a lot riding on Wimbledon, but I'm better equipped to deal with the pressures and understand how I need to play matches when I get to the latter stages of the big events.
"The US Open win has eased pressure on myself, definitely, because winning a Grand Slam was the aim behind every practice session I have ever put myself through.
"I deal with it as best I can, knowing that I've played some of my best tennis at Wimbledon over the course of my career. I love playing in front of the home crowd. I want to draw upon the incredible atmosphere I experienced at the Olympics."
Murray is 5/2 third favourite with bookmaker William Hill to be crowned champion at SW19 this year, with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic more favoured at 3/1 and 15/8 respectively.
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