"He's really geared this year": John Lloyd believes Murray could be a 'dangerous floater' at Wimbledon

John Lloyd stated that Andy Murray is expected to perform very well at Wimbledon.

Former tennis player John Lloyd participated in the Inside-in podcast on Tennis Channel, where he commented on Murray's current situation. The former world No. 1 had not secured any ATP-level victories since March at Indian Wells, where he defeated Tomás Etcheverry and Radu Albot before losing to his compatriot Jack Draper in the third round.

To accumulate points, Murray has entered Challenger-level tournaments, where he has demonstrated superiority. He became the champion at the Aix-en-Provence Challenger by defeating Tommy Paul, an American player who has been in the top 20 since early 2023. Murray also lifted the trophy at the Surbiton Challenger by defeating Jurij Rodionov in the final last week.

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John Lloyd mentioned that the two-time Wimbledon champion has already caused problems for some of the best players in the world and has the potential to challenge several top-10 players, excluding Novak Djokovic.

"I'll tell you the one who I think might cause a few problems with some of the top players is Andy Murray. It's an interesting thing with Andy and I might be totally wrong in this but you listen to his press conferences and everything else, he's really geared this year," he said.

"He's already won a Challenger in Surbiton last week but he's really geared this year to Queen's and Wimbledon and I think when he looks at that top 10, take Novak out of the equation, I think he fancies himself against a lot of these players and I think he's been trying so damn hard to get high enough so that he'll get a seed, which is looking iffy at the moment," Lloyd added.

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"If he is in a good section of the draw, I think he fancies his chances big time to cause some damage and if he can get out of this habit he has in Slams these days, of winning the first couple of matches but having five-hour matches, he could be dangerous," Lloyd said.

"If he's not seeded, he's the most dangerous floater that's been seen at Wimbledon for many, many years, if not ever, and I think he could have a good run here, I really do," he concluded.

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Murray will play in another final at the Nottingham Challenger, facing French player Arthur Cazaux, and a victory could propel him to world No. 38, his highest ranking since April 2018. The schedule for the former world No. 1 will continue quickly at the Queen's Club Open, where he will face the 7th seed Alex de Minaur in the first round.