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Tsonga warns Murray: I've nothing to lose

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has heaped the pressure on Andy Murray ahead of Wednesday's Wimbledon quarter-final, insisting he has 'nothing to lose' against the British No. 1.

Tsonga will play his first All England Club quarter-final when he and Murray take to centre court, and the Frenchman - despite being the No. 10 seed - enters as the clear underdog. Murray is yet to drop a set during the first four rounds of the tournament, whereas Tsonga has needed four sets on two occasions whilst Alexandr Dolgopolov took him to a fifth-set decider.

Murray has also got the better of his opponent on two of the last three occasions they have met, but Tsonga insists he is in the enviable position of being able to swing his racket without consequence.

"I know Andy likes grass. He plays well on this surface. He is at home and he will give everything, I know that," said Tsonga. "Obviously I will be the outsider and maybe the pressure will be on his shoulders because for me I have nothing to lose.

"I will play the first quarter-final in my career here at Wimbledon. So I have everything to win in this match. I feel confident. I know I can beat everybody. So I will play my game. I will try to play relaxed and be offensive and that's it."

Murray, who beat Sam Querrey to reach the last eight, appears to be coping well with the pressure to maintain British interest in the competition, and he insists he is better placed than ever to reach a maiden Wimbledon final. The Scot has already advanced to the finals of the Australian and US Opens, playing in five Grand Slam quarter-finals en route.

"Playing in Grand Slams, playing more major tournaments, does make a difference experience-wise," Murray said. "Anybody will tell you that. In all sports, you just learn how to deal with the situations better.

"You've been in that position before, it's not something completely new. You understand how to prepare better. When you're on the court, you're not as uptight or nervous. You just play the match rather than everything else that's going on."

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