All the talk now surrounds whether Murray can become Britain’s first Wimbledon men’s singles champions since 1936 and the great Fred Perry in what would have been the Englishman’s centenary.

But the world number three intends to stay fully focused rather than getting carried away with dreams of what might be this summer.

“It was a great week last week and hopefully I can take that into Wimbledon,” said Murray at this morning’s launch of his new Fred Perry kit for the 2009 Championships.

“I went out for an Indian with all the guys I work with last night. We had a celebration – they had a few drinks on me, but no alcohol for me and I got to bed reasonably early.”

Murray added: “Today I am not going to practise and then all the other days I will be practising at Wimbledon, starting tomorrow.

“I have got some go-karting planned at some point as a late birthday present, so I will try and fit that in at some point.”

Murray had the option of some match action this week, but does not intend to break from his current planned regime.

“I will be spending most of my time in the gym or on court,” he said.

“I think I have played enough matches in this last week – I played five days in a row so I have no plans to be play any exhibitions.

“Maybe if things get a bit stale in practice it’s good to do something different, but I don’t plan to play any at the moment.”

Murray has only Roger Federer, the French Open champion, and Rafael Nadal, champion at SW19 last year, ahead of him in the world rankings.

The British number one knows all too well of the challenges ahead of him at the All England Club.

“I am very excited to play at Wimbledon and I think I have a chance of doing well there,” he said.

“I think I can win it, but I am going to focus on the very first match – there is no point in me thinking about winning it too much before the tournament has started.

“I could easily lose in the first round if I have an off day.”

Murray maintains carrying the burden of a nation on his shoulders should not have any impact on his title chances.

“A lot of people, not Tim [Henman] or Greg [Rusedski], but ex-players use it as an excuse as to why someone British has not won Wimbledon for so long,” he said.

“But I personally don’t think it makes any difference once the tournament starts.

“The build-up beforehand is a little bit more stressful than other tournaments, but once it starts, it’s like all the other slams and you get great support in every one of your matches.

“Everyone wants you to win and that is a huge help.

“I put a lot of pressure on myself and I expect a lot from myself in the big tournaments and that helps me to play better.”

Murray, though, is now a much more intimidating prospect, having added strength and steel to his raw talent.

“The physical side has made a huge difference to the mental side of my game,” said Murray.

“When I was younger and not in this shape, you go into matches with doubts, not knowing whether you can last the whole match, if you lose the first set or get behind, you may not be able to come back.

“When you spend a lot of time in the gym and are suffering off the court, it makes the tennis matches seem a lot easier.

“Now I can go in with a clear head, no excuses or doubts in the back of my mind.

“It’s not like I’ve been to see a sports physiologist or anything, it’s just there in my head.”