All the talk at Wimbledon may be about the dominance and almost nailed-on final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, but I must say I’ve been impressed with Andy Murray’s performances this year.

After his injury problems and disinterest in some tournaments, I didn’t think the British No.1 would be able to make it into the second week, and yet he faces Richard Gasquet in the fourth round. He’s made light work of difficult opponents in Fabrice Santoro and Xavier Malisse, and only dropped one set in the tournament against Tommy Haas, who we shouldn’t forget was No.2 in the world back in 2002.

Murray has yet to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon and will do well to get past Gasquet, a player he has yet to win against, and who prevented Murray from finishing last year in the top 10. Gasquet has had a difficult year with a knee injury, but unlike Murray has reached the last four at Wimbledon and knows what he has to do to get there. He is prepared for a battle against the local hero to win through to face the winner of Mikhail Youzhny and Nadal, and will undoubtedly be Murray’s toughest opponent so far.

The Scot may still be Monotone Murray, but at least he seems to be enjoying his game at the moment and that will take him some way to beating Gasquet instead of beating himself, as he has been known to do in difficult matches. By his own admission he is fitter than he’s ever been and with that, many of his biggest shots have also improved. His Centre Court match with Gasquet has five-setter written all over it and could be where Murray is stretched for the first time this year.

He’s struggled when matches have gone into the fifth in the past, but this is a new Murray – he knows what he has to do to become a top 10 player, and seems to be working harder to achieve it. And with so many players within the top 10 having gone out of Wimbledon, Murray will overcome Gasquet - buthe'll fail to win a Grand Slam this time, falling to Nadal in the quarter-finals.