Legend Borg insists Britain's Murray will win Wimbledon if he stays clear of injury

13 April 2012

Wimbledon legend Bjorn Borg believes only fitness problems can prevent Andy
Murray from one day being crowned champion at SW19.

The British number one was not able to compete at the All England club in 2007
due to a wrist injury, while his build-up to this year's tournament was hampered by a thumb problem which forced him to pull out of the Artois Championships at Queen's last week ahead of a scheduled quarter-final against Andy Roddick.

Bjorn Borg insists Andy Murray will win Wimbledon if he stays clear of injury


A combination of time spent on the sidelines and inconsistent form has seen the 21-year-old slip out of the world's top 10 players, and he is no more than an outsider for this year's Wimbledon men's title.

But Borg, who claimed the honour five times during an illustrious career,
insists that Murray can one day end Britain's 72-year wait for a champion - as
long as he stays fit.

He said: "Unfortunately, he has been a little bit unlucky with injuries over the last year. I think the important thing is for him to keep playing and stay away from injuries.


"If you look at (Roger) Federer, (Rafael) Nadal and (Novak) Djokovic, you very
rarely see them injured."

The Swede added: "I don't think he's going to win Wimbledon this year, but I think definitely in future Andy can win that tournament - maybe one day he will win Wimbledon.

"But he needs to play all the time because he has a great game, he can beat anyone, he can win any kind of tournament.

"But he is still very young, so he is definitely a top player of the future."

Murray suffers by comparison to Djokovic, in particular, who at the age of 20 claimed the Australian Open title in January.

But Borg is adamant the Scot can take his place alongside the likes of the world number three given time.

"I think Andy will progress to become a top player very, very soon - you just
need to give him a little time," he added.

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