10 Reasons Why Andy Murray Can Win Wimbledon 2015

That Federer and Nadal are on the wane to some extent leaves Murray (and, on his day, Wawrinka) as the only viable challenger to Djokovic’s increasingly ominous supremacy. Fortunately Murray can boast home advantage when it comes to the biggest tournament in the tennis calendar, with all the benefits that brings.

The pressure of playing in front of home support could so easily have been an albatross around Murray’s neck, yet he has thrived on the cauldron-like atmosphere generated by an expectant Centre Court crowd and responded with some sublime performances. That partisan fervour has driven him on to rollicking five-set victories over Richard Gasquet and Stanislas Wawrinka in the past and could prove the difference in a knife-edge encounter.

Home advantage, of course, means literally that, for Murray – who for some years resided in nearby Wandsworth – has a mansion hiding in leafy Surrey, complete with his now-wife Kim and pet dogs; a welcome respite from a life predominantly spent on the road.

While Murray may need to overcome Djokovic and conceivably Rafael Nadal and/or Roger Federer if he is to regain the Wimbledon crown, spending a prolonged spell in a comfortable, familiar environment can only be an advantage – potentially a crucial one.