Murray faces new pressure as draw opens in his favour


Andy Murray of Britain hits a return to Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan in their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 26, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Wimbledon hope Andy Murray has to live with the very different pressure that comes with being labelled a shoe-in to reach the final after two of his main rivals suffered shock exits in early rounds.

Second-seeded Murray faces Spain's Tommy Robredo in a third round clash on Centre Court on Friday knowing Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are no longer lying in wait in his half of the draw.

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