Andy Murray believes the roaring home crowd at Wimbledon can make all the difference as he bids to clinch a second men's singles title at the All England Club.
The British No.1's use of the crowd to boost his performance has become an emerging feature of his game in recent months – he roused French support to great effect against Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros – and the Scot believes it can give him the edge in the second week at SW19.
"When you can get the crowd involved in the match, it makes a huge difference to your performance – you saw that with Heather Watson against Serena Williams last Friday," said Murray.
"It goes to show that when everyone goes on about the pressures of playing at Wimbledon, how difficult it is – yes, the pressures are hard, but Heather arguably played the best match of her career. She played unbelievable.
"It shows that the crowd, they really do make a big difference. They help a lot once you get out there."
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