Andre Agassi has joined John McEnroe in backing Andy Murray to go all the way if the British No.1 can lift his game.
Agassi and McEnroe feel Scot 'has it in him' to win
Andre Agassi has joined John McEnroe in backing Andy Murray to go all the way if the British No.1 can lift his game.
Although American Agassi makes defending champion Novak Djokovic, who faces Roger Federer in the first semi-final, his favourite, he believes Murray has the potential to win at SW19.
Murray will face French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga looking to become the first Briton to reach the final since Bunny Austin 1938.
And Agassi said: "I think Murray has it in him to go the distance. You have to play good matches from here on in, but really he has to play a great match at the right time, and that's still ahead of him.
Advantage
"I always favour Djokovic. I just think it's his time in his career, he's proven that in the last year and a half or so. You've got to give him the advantage."
Agassi, the Wimbledon champion 20 years ago, was Murray's idol as a child and watched on from the Royal Box on Wednesday as the Scot beat David Ferrer to reach a fourth consecutive Wimbledon semi-final.
Murray has had a tough route through to the semi-finals, with a four-hour marathon against Ferrer the most difficult of his matches.
But three-time Wimbledon champion McEnroe has been impressed with the way he has played, saying: "Murray has done exactly what he needed to do to get here, now he has to get about 10% better each match if he wants to win this."
