Wimbledon - A Quick Preview - The British

Right, so Wimbledon starts today!

So my first post on Wimbledon is going to be on the British players, two reasons really, they get a lot of press from now and well only one will actually make it to week two! And I'm presuming we know who that will be. Well yeah, I was thinking Laura Robson...nah Andy Murray of course.

The British Women

 So there are five British women in the draw, two to keep your eyes on most would say. But then, you never know, all five have made the second round at least of a grand slam.

Elena Baltacha

Back from injury Baltacha shall try to carry on what seems to be good form in the early part of this week. Realistically the second round would be an achievement and is within her grasp as she players Pennetta of Italy in the first round, you never know, if the draw works out like a miracle round three could be on the cards, this is a woman who took Kirelinko to 3 tough sets and really, if she won important points, would have won!.

Anne Keothavong

The former British women number one, not that it's much to talk about, once a top 50 player...just...but now she's not even in the top 200. She does have a match against the unseeded Muguruza, but honestly getting to the second round would be about retaining the points she got for reaching round two last year!

Johanna Konta

She changed her nationality from Australian to British in tennis terms and sits at her highest ranking ever but it's only 137th in the world and honestly, that isn't about to go up at Wimbledon, she faces 16th seed Jelena Jankovic and to be honest having seen Konta play occasionally when the BBC showcase the British players over top 20 players in some competitions, it would take something special, this said she got to the second round of the US Open last year but couldn't follow it up at all in Melbourne. You almost wonder if she changed nationality to get the Wimbledon wild card...

Laura Robson

If any of these players have any hype right now it's the 19 year old British player Laura Robson, just missed out on a seed at Wimbledon, yet most of these points come from the second half of 2013. Her issue has been some poorer performances in the clay season particularly. On hard courts she reached the fourth round in the US Open with a stunning win over Clijsters as well as defeating Li Na. Here though, she faces Kirelinko. The question therefore is, can Laura Robson defeat another seed in a Grand Slam? One things for certain, the pressure is on compared to the US and Australian Slams.

Heather Watson

The British number 2 who looks to be in a battle really to be the number one, Watson has been able to impress many before at Wimbledon. This was last year, a third round. The last British woman standing. Now she has it all to prove again coming back from an illness that saw her miss Roland Garros. To prove Wimbledon 2012 was not a fluke she did get to the third round in Australia 6 months later. She may well do it again, if she can get through the young American Madison Keys, in what will be a close encounter.

The British Men

Kyle Edmund

There isn't much to say on Kyle Edmund really, he's only just coming onto the tour where he has taken part mainly in challengers, until now. He got to the quarter final of the junior French Open this year, yet he has looked good in other matches he has played, notable the 7-6 7-6 loss to Simon. But over five sets does he really have a chance against Janowicz, the only thing I can see on his side it a lack of knowledge about his game from the oponent, a good outcome though may be to win a set or two...

Andy Murray

Not a Wimbledon Champion yet he has won a tournament at the club in the 2012 Olympics, Andy Murray seems a changed man. He is a given to go far, at least to the quarter finals where he may well meet Rafa Nadal. He's also a Grand Slam champion now and the question will be, can Andy Murray deal with the extra pressure he recieves at the British Grand Slam? One can only wait and see whether he lifts that trophy or gives another emotional message like last year.

James Ward

Plays unseeded Lu in the first round and despite being another British player with a low rank, he has surprised before getting to the semis at queens a few years back. Although he won't go far this year, let's hope he pulls through the first round...as then he will play Andy Murray, not quite a Henman vs Rusedski but still a battle of two British players.

So there you have it, make what you will of the British competitors in Wimbledon, one thing seems sure though, Andy Murray will be the last Brit standing and unless Robson or Watson produce a few great results or it rains without fail for a week Andy Murray will also be the only Brit in week two. So if you want a British person to win Wimbledon, you'll be hoping for something similar to this.

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Coverage of Wimbledon is available across all BBC platforms as well as on the official Wimbledon YouTube channel.