Andy Murray looks to make Wimbledon dream reality

The world number four kicks off his latest bid to win one of the sport’s four major titles at the All England Club next week, and imagining success is something he uses as a motivational tool.

He said: “I’ve dreamt about winning grand slams. I’ve woken up and thought I’d won a grand slam but I don’t even know which one it was.

“There’s stuff that you visualise and I think about a lot when I’m training, when I’m struggling in practice or when I’m finding a running session or a cardio session very tough. It’s something you tell yourself to give you that extra motivation.”

Murray fell short at the French Open a fortnight ago, losing in the quarter-finals to David Ferrer, but this summer provides no time for licking wounds.

After Wimbledon the players will only have three weeks before they return to SW19 for the Olympics, which is swiftly followed by the US Open.

Murray was named yesterday as the first member of Britain’s Olympic tennis team, and the schedule is something he has thought a lot about.

The 25-year-old said: “It’s very challenging. All the players are in the same boat and you need to make sure you prepare properly for each one but also get the sufficient rest.

“You don’t want to be mentally tired going into Wimbledon or the Olympics or the US Open so you need to make sure everything’s planned out very well. I did that six or seven months ago with my team.”

Murray is determined to put in a much better showing at his second Olympics after falling in the first round of the singles in Beijing to Yen-Hsun Lu and then going out of the doubles in the second round.

But although things did not go well on the court, Murray still lists the Games as one of the best experiences of his career because of the opportunity to mix with other top sportsmen.

The opening ceremony was also a highlight and the Scot is very keen to be part of the celebrations again in London.

He said: “It depends a bit on the schedule but I’d love to be involved.”