Last Updated: 05th July 2012
ANDY MURRAY last night roared into the Wimbledon semi-finals and warned: I’m not finished yet.
Murray v Tsonga
What's Murray's record versus Tsonga?
THE pair have played six times and Andy Murray has come out on top in FIVE of them.
The only time Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won was way back in the first round of the Aussie Open in 2008 when he triumphed 7-5 6-4 0-6 7-6.
Ever since then though Murray has had the edge, beating him twice on grass and twice on the hard courts. When it comes to the green stuff, Murray won in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2010 6-7 7-6 6-2 6-2.
And in last year’s final at Queen’s, Murray recovered from a set down to win 3-6 7-6 6-4.
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The Brit No 1 saw off David Ferrer 6-7 7-6 6-4 7-6 to set up a last-four crunch with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga tomorrow.
Muzza, bidding to become the first Brit men’s finalist since 1938, said: “It was a great win but obviously the goal now is to win the next match and try and get through to the final for the first time.”
Bunny Austin was the last Brit to make the final while our last winner was Fred Perry in 1936.
It will be Murray’s fourth successive appearance in the last four at SW19.
He added: “I’ve had a good run here for the last few years, but, yeah, I’m not satisfied with that. I want to try and go further.
“I don’t know if it’s my best chance to get to the final. I think when I played Andy Roddick in the semis a few years ago it was also a good chance.
“I’m in a good position but I’ve been in this position a few times now and want to push on.”
The pressure of a nation is now building as Murray — under the expert guidance of coach Ivan Lendl — goes in search of his first Grand Slam.
The Scot said: “There’s obviously pressure. But if you read the newspapers and you watch TV then it could become far too much.
“But if you kind of shield yourself from it all and just get into your own little bubble then it’s something you can deal with.”
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