The draw for this year's Wimbledon has been made, pitting Andy Murray against American world No. 76 Robert Kendrick in the first round and initially placing him in the same half as World No. 1 Rafael Nadal. However, with Nadal's withdrawal, Murray is seeded to face Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro in the semi-finals.

As the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere approaches, the sight of green tennis surfaces on television to accompany warmer weather feels like the most natural thing in the world. In recent memory, early British summer after early British summer has been synonymous with a nation's yearning for something special to occur in a corner of southwest London. Where many before have failed, Andy Murray will carry the crushing burden of hope and expectation in a little under a week's time at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon.