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Andy Murray will be fighting on three fronts in the final at Wimbledon on Sunday: against Roger Federer, himself and history.
The latter – baggage that has been hanging around since Fred Perry won here in 1936 and Bunny Austin made the final two years later – he can do little about. It is heaped on him by others and he coolly tries to ignore it, not always convincingly, but it is a noble effort none the less.
As for his opponent, perhaps the finest player of them all, there is little he can do but bring his best tennis to Centre Court and see what happens. It is almost impossible to distinguish between genius and efficiency in the Swiss's smooth game, so consistent is he, deceptively so.
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