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Andy Murray to take a break

Andy Murray has said he will take a break from the tennis court after losing out in his bid to make Wimbledon history. Roger Federer beat Great Britain's Andy Murray in four sets in Sunday's final.

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Tennis legends: Murray 'could win Wimbledon'

Andy Murray has the backing of tennis legends Andre Agassi and John McEnroe at Wimbledon, who believe that he can life the title if he can lift his game at the right moment.

Andre Agassi with Stefanie Graf at Wimbledon. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Agassi said: "I think Murray has it in him to go the distance. You have to play good matches from here on in, but really he has to play a great match at the right time, and that's still ahead of him."

Three-time Wimbledon champion McEnroe told the BBC: "Murray has done exactly what he needed to do to get here, now he has to get about 10% better each match if he wants to win this."

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