Andy Murray's fans should lose no sleep over his form as he continues his quest for history at Wimbledon.
That encouraging message came from no less a judge than Roger Federer as Murray was due to take on Latvia's Ernests Gulbis in the second round on Centre Court later today.
Federer admitted he watched some of Murray's first-round struggle against A
merican Robert Kendrick in which the British number one looked lethargic and lost the second set on a tie-break before eventually winning in four.
Federer said: "It's always possible for a guy to lose a set, especially on grass. If he serves well, plays the big points well, a set goes by pretty quickly.
"But he (Murray) came through, so everything's under control for you guys."
Even so Murray was looking for improvement against a 20-year-old opponent who he has beaten in their only two meetings but who is also a dangerous big-hitter.
Gulbis' world ranking has slid from 38 to 74 in the past 12 months but much of that is due to the fact he has been working in the gym on his physical condition at the expense of his shot-making.
The Latvian, however, has been reunited with his mentor during his teens, former ATP tour player Niki Pilic, in the last few weeks and his confidence has been growing.
Gulbis, who reached the quarter-finals of the French Open last year and the fourth round in New York the year before, said: "I did a lot of physical work and now I'm much better than I was and tennis-wise, slowly, slowly, I'm getting my form back.
"I just need one tournament to play good. I think I'm going to be confident then."
Murray insisted there would be no complacency.
He said: "Gulbis is a very tough opponent. He has caused some upsets in the past and is a huge hitter of the ball. I'm going to need to be on my game to beat him."
