26/07/2012 00:24 CEST - International press clippings

Murray: "I needed Olympics" (Telegraph)

The 25-year-old was humbled by Roger Federer in the deciding match at the year's third grand slam event at the start of this month.

But he and the other top players in the world are back in London's south west with the All England club hosting the Games' tennis tournament from this Saturday.

Murray has now lost in four grand slam finals but insists they stand alone so he is not motivated by trying to put that right at the Olympics.

"I mean I'm not going to be playing Roger Federer unless possibly both of us get to the final and that's a long way away," Murray said on Tuesday at a sponsor's event near the Olympic Park.

"But I think I needed a tournament like this to get ready for and to get over the disappointment of losing in the final at Wimbledon.

"And it's come at the right time. I got straight back on the practice court after the final, I just took a few days off, normally I would've spent a bit more time away from the court. Practice has been good but I'll have to wait and see how it goes on the match court."

Murray added he was confident the defeat by Federer would not play on his mind as he took to the court at the All England Club.

This will be Murray's second Olympics having played at the 2008 Games in Beijing. On that occasion the Dunblane-born player was knocked out in the first round by Taiwain's Lu Yen-hsun.