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Goran Ivanisevic: 'Pressure eased on Andy Murray'

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Goran Ivanisevic says that last year's US Open success will take pressure off Andy Murray heading into Wimbledon.

Former champion Goran Ivanisevic believes that Andy Murray can use his success over the past year to end British woes at Wimbledon.

The Scot was beaten in last year's final by Roger Federer, but bounced back by claiming Olympic gold and his first Grand Slam title at the US Open.

However, Ivanisevic has said that Murray, who is trying to become the first British man to win the crown since Fred Perry in 1936, will need to be at his best in order to go one better at SW19 this year.

"He played well last year and was close to winning, now it can be a bit easier after winning the Olympics at Wimbledon, then the US Open," Sky Sports News quotes the 41-year-old as saying. "However, even though everyone will be expecting him to win, it will not be easy.

"Andy knows what it is like to be in the final of Wimbledon now, also what it is like to win a Grand Slam. He just needs to play his best tennis now, then he can go through the competition.

"It is destiny for somebody to break the tradition of 70 years [without a British men's singles champion at Wimbledon] and the best chance is Andy. They said it was destiny for Tim [Henman], but he never made the final. Andy did last year, so he will want one more step this time."

Ivanisevic won Wimbledon in 2001, defeating Pat Rafter in the final after overcoming Tim Henman in the last four.

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