Andy Murray has British sporting history in mind ahead of Wimbledon final

Andy Murray admits he will need to find the "perfect performance” to beat Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final.

The world number four has won eight of their 15 meetings but two of those defeats came in Grand Slam finals.

Murray, 25, beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets to become the first British male in 74 years to reach the showpiece occasion at SW19.

Swiss ace Federer’s last Grand Slam title came against Murray in Australia back in 2010.

And the Scot knows he faces an uphill task on Centre Court against the third seed.

He said: "Over the last couple of years his record in the slams has been unbelievable. The matches that he lost here, he was up two sets to love against (Jo-Wilfried) Tsonga last year.

"He's lost some close matches in the slams the last few years, but he had match points against Novak at the US Open two years in a row.

"If you look at the way he played (against Djokovic), you can't say he's past it or because he's 30 he's playing worse tennis. I just think the players around him have got better."

Despite disappointment in 2008 and 2010, Murray tries not to look back at his final defeats to the 30-year-old.

He added: "My coaches will watch his matches this week and some stuff from when I have played him before. I try not to watch before I play against him. I've seen some of his matches this week.

"I've learned from those matches that I lost against him in the past. But if you go too much into detail of things that happened in the past, it's not always beneficial, because in tennis every day is different.

"So I just need to try to make sure I play a perfect match on Sunday."

Having never won a set in a Grand Slam final, the Dunblane ace has targeted a strong start to the match, similar to his performance in the first two sets against Tsonga.

Murray said: "Roger has lost a couple matches from a couple of sets up in the last few years. So, whereas in the past you might have thought going two sets down it was impossible, there's still time to come back.

"But ideally you want to try to get off to a good start. That would make a big difference, I'm sure."

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