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Andy Murray v Stanislas Wawrinka
Olympic Tennis
K.O 17.00, BBC 1
HEAD-TO-HEAD
(Max last 10 only – competitive fixtures only)
13 Oct 2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai, Hard, Murray, 6-4 3-6 6-3
05 Sep 2010 US Open, Hard, Wawrinka, 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-3
29 Jun 2009 Wimbledon, Grass, Murray, 2-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3
02 Sep 2008 US Open, Hard, Murray, 6-1 6-3 6-3
24 Jul 2008 ATP Masters Series Canada, Hard, Murray, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
07 May 2008 ATP Masters Series Rome, Clay, Wawrinka, 6-2 7-6
14 Feb 2008 Marseille , Hard, Murray, 3-6 7-6 6-1
05 May 2008 Doha, Hard, Murray, 6-4 4-6 6-2
23 Mar 2006 ATP Masters Series Miami, Hard, Wawrinka, 7-5 3-6 6-4
23 Sep 2005 Davis Cup World Group Play Off, Geneva, Clay, Wawrinka, 6-3 7-6 6-4
PREVIEW
Andy Murray returns to the scene of both his biggest triumph and his biggest disappointment when the Briton lines up against Stanislas Wawrinka at Wimbledon this afternoon. Barely three weeks ago Murray was defeated in the Wimbledon final against Roger Federer having become the first British man to reach the final since 1938.
He must have revenge on his mind as he makes his bid for Olympic gold. Federer is in the other half of the draw so the two wouldn’t meet until the final. However, before Murray can think that far ahead he must negotiate a tricky first-round tie against Wawrinka. The Swiss won doubles gold with Federer at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and took Murray to five sets at Wimbledon a year later. He has a very solid head-to-head record against Murray and will be a dangerous opponent.
But Murray did triumph in that five set epic under the Centre Court roof in the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, the only time the pair have met on grass. The world number four will rightly be favourite against the world number 25 and Murray is in confident mood saying, ‘I want to try and win a gold medal, win the tournament and if I play like I did at Wimbledon, I won’t be far off.’
The Scotsman’s last Olympic campaign ended in first-round disaster when he was knocked out by the unheralded Taiwanese player Lu Yen-hsun in straight sets. He will be out of the blocks fast to ensure he doesn’t repeat that fate. With his superior ability and form it’s hard to oppose Murray and he rates a solid bet for a 2-0 win.
RECOMMENDATION: (1-10 points)
Back Murray 2-0 at around 1.27 on BETDAQ: 8 points
Friday: -4.00
JULY RETURN TO DATE: -31.42 points
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