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Wimbledon prepares for Murraymania

Andy Murray
Expectation for Wimbledon are high after Andy's win at Queen's

Newsbeat will be across all the summer's big sporting events and as momentum builds towards Wimbledon, our sports reporter David Garrido looks at whether Andy Murray can go all the way.

The grass-court season in tennis isn't all that long - four weeks, to be exact, and it's always been and gone before a Briton has had a chance to win anything.

As soon as the players have come off the red clay of the French Open, it's straight on to the green stuff, which in the UK means tournaments at Queen's Club, Birmingham and Eastbourne, before Wimbledon itself.

Except this time, we're already celebrating a victory - Andy Murray becoming the first British champion at Queen's for 71 years.

The last to win the tournament was a guy called Henry "Bunny" Austin. Yes, they actually gave men those kind of nicknames in 1938.

Andy Murray and James Blake
Murray beat James Blake 7-5, 6-4, but Wimbledon will be tougher

Murray was in fine form all last week, finishing off with a 7-5 6-4 win over American James Blake in the final.

Every part of his game seems to be working well - the booming serve, the blistering ground strokes, even the classy touch at the net.

Most importantly though, his temperament is spot on these days too.

In his early years, he was quickly compared to "Kevin the teenager", throwing the odd strop and generally being moody.

But he's a lot more chilled out these days, he doesn't beat himself up if he gets something wrong. That's going to serve him well at Wimbledon, because it will be tougher. No doubt about that.

The other thing that he's got used to is the constant pressure and expectation that Tim Henman had to deal with while he was at the top of his game.

The stands at Queen's were packed for all of Murray's matches and it'll be the same at Wimbledon - that's 15,000 on Centre Court and a few million more watching on TV in the UK.

Lynsey and Claire
Lynsey and Claire came from Dunfermline to see Andy play

No pressure, then.

Two Murray fans, Lynsey and her sister Claire, came all the way down from Dunfermline to see him in action at Queen's - faces painted and draped in St. Andrew's crosses.

"I think he was a lot more mature than when he first started and I think he will be able to cope with the pressure now, whereas before it was a bit shaky," said Lynsey.

He did use the crowd to his advantage in a thrilling fourth round match at the Championships last year, when he came back from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet of France.

Remember him flexing the muscles at the end? He'll need more of the same this year too.

Murraymania or Andymonium, call it what you like - it will take over for the next three weeks. Andy, if you're reading this, it's probably best to avoid the papers.



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