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Rod Laver tips Murray to win more slams

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ANI Edinburgh

Tennis legend Rod Laver has said that he believes Wimbledon Champion Andy Murray could win a lot more Grand Slams in his career and could be in the game's history books by the time he retires.

According to The Scotsman, Laver, who is the only make player to twice win the calendar grand slam, was there to attend Murray's historic victory at Wimbledon's Centre Court.

The legend had admitted that only a lack of self-belief could hold Murray back from winning a string of slams to add to his US Open and Wimbledon crowns, the report said.

The former player went on to say that when he saw Murray playing a few years ago, he had never doubted that he carried the ability to beat the world's best players and he had shown that recently after coming back with his kill shots.

 

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First Published: Jul 15 2013 | 2:44 PM IST

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