Kamke awaits Murray clash

Andy Murray
12 April 2012

Tobias Kamke knows things will be a lot less friendly in his second meeting with Andy Murray when the pair clash in the second round of Wimbledon on Court One on Wednesday afternoon.

The German completed a four-set victory in his delayed match against Blaz Kavcic to book a date with the world number four at his home grand slam. Kamke is something of a late developer but a rise of 187 places up the rankings last year earned the 25-year-old a place among the elite and an award as the ATP World Tour's Newcomer of the Year.

Kamke has never played a professional match against Murray but the pair practised together at the Monte Carlo Masters in April, and the German is looking forward to taking on the British number, and he said: "I will talk to my coach (Ralph Grambow) about how to beat him because he has seen him a couple of times. I admire him because he's unbelievable."

He added: "I practised with him in Monte Carlo. He was looking for a partner and I signed with him and we had one and a half good hours. It was a step up. He was very friendly and we talked a lot. It was a nice atmosphere.

"It will be a good experience for me. To be in my favourite tournament, against Andy Murray, in England, is incredible. I will do my best. There's a chance and I never say I cannot win."

Among his achievements was a run through qualifying and to the third round of Wimbledon, where he put in a respectable performance against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, while in November he hammered Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych in Basle.

Wimbledon is a tournament Kamke has held dear ever since his father brought him on a surprise pilgrimage to watch Boris Becker as an 11-year-old, but it is another former champion, Michael Stich, who has been his greatest inspiration.

"Michael was my idol when I was growing up," added Kamke. "I met him when I was 17. I moved clubs in Germany and he prepared for his matches there and we started talking and playing together.

"I had the idea to turn pro and he helped me out with sponsors and organising things. I learned a lot from him and we still have good contact."

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