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Gordon Parks

Andy Murray survives early Wimbledon scare as he admits 'fear' of final shot is driving success

Andy Murray insists the fear of hitting his final shot at Wimbledon is driving his bid to claim a third championship success.

The unseeded Scot will now face American John Isner in the second round on Wednesday after recovering from falling a set behind to Australian James Duckworth to win in four sets inside a typically emotionally charged centre court. It ended with the Scot rolling back the years to deliver a virtuoso performance of power and aggressive ground strokes which wore down his opponent and lined up a meeting with Isner.

Murray admits at 35-years-old he's living in the last chance saloon of a glittering career and is determined to squeeze every last drop of sweat out of his body in the challenges which lie ahead. He said: “I am getting on a bit now. I don’t know how many opportunities I will get here so I want to make the most of it every time. I will hopefully get another match here in a couple of days.

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