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Am ready for Wimbledon, says Murray

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London: Scottish tennis star and World No.3 Andy Murray has said he is well prepared to take on the challenge at the upcoming Wimbledon tournament, having clinched three titles in two months.

The grass court major tournament begins on Monday. Murray, the 2013 Wimbledon champion, will face No.58 Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan in the first round on Tuesday.

“I feel like I’m coming into the event as best prepared as I can be,” Murray was quoted as saying by bbc.com on Saturday.

The Scot’s confidence has been boosted by his first titles on clay in Madrid Open and Munich Open followed by his triumph at the Queen’s Club grass court tourney recently.

“I think in any sport, winning gives you confidence,” said the 28-year-old.

“This year I’ve won a lot of matches, more than I ever have in my career to this point in a season.”

Murray, seeded third for Wimbledon, lost out last year to Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter-final.

But experts believe he is ready for the challenge to claim the prestigious tournament with 41 wins in this year already.

“I’m certainly not getting carried away, I know how difficult these events are to win. I just concentrate on the first match and try my best to get through that one,” he said.

“I enjoy playing in the high pressure situations. You know, that’s really what I play for now. I enjoy these events. I prepare extremely hard for them.”

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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