Sunday 5 July 2015 16:42, UK
Andy Murray played down any talk of gamesmanship after he overcame a third-set slip-up to defeat Andreas Seppi in the third round at Wimbledon.
The Scot is the last British player standing in the singles following a 6-2 6-2 1-6 6-1 win over the Italian, which set up a last-16 clash with Ivo Karlovic.
But Murray appeared to lose his focus after Seppi took a medical timeout, dropping six games in a row to hand the Italian fresh hope of a fightback.
The British No 1 returned the favour in the fourth set, calling for attention to his shoulder, and would take the next six games in a row to secure his progress.
"That's the first one I had this year, I've played 50 matches or something," said Murray. "Andreas isn't like that. I've never ever seen any issues like that on the tour. It's just one of those things.
If someone has treatment for their leg, you expect it's going to hamper their movement.
"I don't even know what was wrong. It seemed like it was his leg.
"If someone has treatment for their leg, you expect it's going to hamper their movement.
"But the next game when you get broken, you're like, 'He should be hurt right now and I don't feel like I should be getting broken immediately after he's seen the trainer.'
"That's the psychological part of the game and maybe something I could have done a better job of dealing with myself."
The world No 3 has a dominant record against Karlovic, winning all five of their previous encounters, including a second-round meeting at Wimbledon three years ago.
But Murray is fully aware of the threat posed by the towering Croatian, who knocked out 13th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Saturday.
"I'll need to be very sharp on my returns and try to find a way to get as many of his serves back in play as possible," he said.
"Clearly he can hit angles on the court that I'm unable to hit obviously on the serve because he's probably got an extra foot, foot and a half, of height there with the length of his arm and the racket.
"So that makes it difficult to return."
