Federer: No drama over Murray performance

Andy Murray’s fans should lose no sleep over his form as he continues his quest for history at Wimbledon.

That encouraging message came from no less a judge than Roger Federer as Murray was due to take on Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis in the second round on Centre Court today.

Federer admitted he watched some of Murray’s first-round struggle against American Robert Kendrick in which the British number one looked lethargic and lost the second set on a tie-break before eventually winning in four.

Federer said: “It’s always possible for a guy to lose a set, especially on grass. If he serves well, plays the big points well, a set goes by pretty quickly, you know.

“But he (Murray) came through, so everything’s under control for you guys.”