Murray facing toughest challenge yet this SW19 against Dimitrov

“It puts a little pressure on my shoulders but I think all that is beginning to fade away. I’m a different player, a different person,” Dimitrov said on the matter.

Murray, meanwhile, also commented on the topic. “Maybe right at the beginning of his career it was hard for him because everyone was comparing him to Federer,” the two-time Grand Slam champion said.

“It’s impossible to live up to what Roger’s achieved. Maybe no one again will ever win that many Slams [17]. So that could have been tough for him at the beginning. But now he’s starting to come into his prime. He’s won a lot of matches this year. He’s a tough player. It will be a hard match for me.”

On the upcoming match, Dimitrov said: “I know [Murray] really well. We’ve practised together many times. I beat him in Acapulco, best of three, but this is best of five. We all know that it’s his home here.

“He knows his way around the grass pretty good. I’m just going to play my game. I’m not going to step back. I’m going to play aggressive tennis, focusing on my game and what I can bring to the court. I hope there will be no hard feelings later.”

Murray has revealed that he has been taking tips from one of his most avid supports of the last few years and compatriot Sir Alex Ferguson, who was in the crowd for his win over Kevin Anderson last round. “We send messages to each other at various times during the year,” Murray said.

“We stay in contact throughout the year. We chat about a lot of things. I chatted to him for a few minutes after the match today. We talked about my match, spoke about football, the World Cup.

“He just said a few things, what he’s observed when he’s been watching me – not necessarily about technical or tactical things, but more mental things, how you respond to tough or tight situations. You’re going to listen to someone like him. He’s witnessed a lot of big, tight sporting occasions. He obviously knows his stuff.”