‘I imagine I can continue to acquire it’ – Jamie Murray sets sights on Wimbeldon after Queen’s exit

Jamie Murray is upbeat about the prospect of a maiden men’s doubles title at Wimbledon even with a to start with-spherical exit at the LTA cinch Championships at The Queen’s Club.

The Dunblane doubles ace and lover Bruno Soares had been narrowly beaten by top seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Sailsbury soon after slipping 7-6 (2) 7-6 (3) in a rematch of past year’s US Open up last.

Murray, 36, who alongside Brazilian Soares won the men’s doubles title at The Queen’s Club in 2017, has unsuccessful to achieve the latter phases in possibly of the very first two Grand Slams of 2022 in Melbourne and Paris.

Nonetheless, the previous Davis Cup champion claims the ambition to win a Wimbledon title in the men’s doubles, to complement his two mixed double crowns, allows manage his desire to carry on to play at the major level.

“For me it is the most important intention I have still left,” said Murray. “And I feel I can nevertheless earn it.

“Till I stop playing or never experience I can win it any longer. But I never experience like that proper now.

“I know we played a excellent match these days, but we are up towards a major team and even while we shed there had been some positives in the efficiency.

“We however have Eastbourne upcoming 7 days to get extra time out on the grass. Ideally we will develop a little bit of momentum heading into Wimbledon.

“I’m really looking forward to actively playing there in a couple of weeks and offering it my finest shot.”

Murray and Soares served very well in their to start with-spherical tie seemed the extra very likely to split serve in the second set, only for their opponents to manage the tiebreak.

Even with the reduction, Murray felt positives can be taken from a significant-quality face.

“It was a rough match,” he said. “It was a shut match clearly with two tiebreaks, but we had a load of chances to break provide and just could not do it.

“We did not participate in a excellent next set tiebreak, but total we played wonderful.”

Although his focus for now continues to be on SW19, Murray is also the Tournament Director of the Battle of the Brits occasion which normally takes area in December, soon after getting postponed due to the pandemic final 12 months.

And he believes the clash in between teams from Scotland and England will highlight the toughness in depth on the British men’s aspect at the moment, on the again of big wins presently this week for Jack Draper and Ryan Peniston at The Queen’s Club.

“It (Battle of the Brits) will be a very good showcase of all the very best players in British men’s tennis and there is some actual expertise at the minute,” extra Murray.

“Jack (Draper) is certainly executing some seriously fantastic matters on the court. Andy has been all around for a prolonged time, Cameron (Norrie) is obtaining a actually stable career now.

“Jonny O’Mara is another who is doing perfectly at the moment. We have a whole lot of gamers getting some authentic results and that is a very good factor for British tennis.”