Andy Murray is drawing on the positives of his draining five-set epic against against Stanislas Wawrinka.
British title hope unconcerned by four-hour workout
Andy Murray is drawing on the positives of his draining five-set epic which took him into the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Murray was forced to play for almost four hours against Stanislas Wawrinka under the new Centre Court roof on Monday night.
But the British star insists the length of that match could stand him in good stead in his bid to become the first home winner of the men's singles title for 73 years.
Murray said: "If you recover fine it's a good thing to play a long match and know that you've got four hours of tennis in you.
"On grass you very rarely play matches that are that long. So if I recover fine then it's a positive."
His recovery began on Tuesday with an ice bath, an extended massage and an afternoon practice session, plus as much food as he could eat to replenish lost energy.
Next up for Murray is a Wednesday quarter-final against former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero, a player he beat in straight sets en route to the Queen's Club title less than three weeks ago.
Chance
However, the third seed will not be taking Ferrero, the winner of the 2003 French Open, lightly.
Murray said: "I played very well at Queen's but the courts here are a little bit different. Ferrero is a very tough player. He plays well on any surface. (He is) a former world number one.
"In every match, regardless of who you are playing, especially in an individual sport, anything can happen on the day. If I play poorly there's a good chance I'll lose against him. But I'll try my best to play well. If I do that I've got a chance."
Ferrero is only playing in the tournament thanks to a wild card from the organisers - he had slipped so far down the rankings that he was outside the automatic entry requirements.
He has become the first wild card to reach the quarter-finals since Goran Ivanisevic did so in 2001 - and he famously went on to win the title.
Recovering
"I would like to repeat what he did," admitted Ferrero. "But it's a little bit difficult yet to say that. Of course I'm pretty happy about the wild card. Happy about the game I'm playing.
"Physically I feel very good. And that's the key to recovering a bit of confidence to play again at the same level as I was playing in the past."
The 29-year-old is also confident the Queen's clash will have little bearing on Wednesday.
He added: "I think I'm playing with a bit more rhythm than that week. And after that match against him of course I learned some things.
"I have to be aggressive all the time because he likes to play at one level and then changes the rhythm very fast.
"It is very difficult to play against him because of this. I will try to focus on my return because his serve has been very, very big. He's at home and wants to win and everybody wants him to win.
"But in every tournament when you play against the guy who's at home it is always like this."
