England, July 01: Andy Murray was in recovery mode yesterday after his heroics of the night before, but the 22-year-old Scot was far from satisfied. As he prepared to face Juan Carlos Ferrero here this afternoon, with a place in his first Wimbledon semi-final at stake, Murray made it clear that he regarded his five-set victory over Stanislas Wawrinka on Monday as a mere stepping stone on the route to greater glory.
“If you feel like you can win a competition, it’s not like you’re going to be satisfied with a quarter-final just because you come through one big match,” Murray said. “I’ve got the chance to go further than I did last year and to win the tournament. That’s my goal and the change in mentality.”
Twelve months ago – just as he did on Monday night – Murray needed just under four hours to beat a French speaker (Richard Gasquet) over five sets in the fourth round to earn a quarter-final against a Spaniard (Rafael Nadal). Last year, however, Murray struggled to pick himself up again after the emotional high of his back-from-the-dead victory over Gasquet and was brushed aside in straight sets by Nadal, the eventual champion.
–Agencies