Last Updated: Monday, 20 February 2006, 17:27 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4733688.stm Murray picks US as best Slam hope Andy Murray says the US Open is his best chance of Grand Slam success because of the "hype and pressure" around British hopefuls at Wimbledon. Murray, up to 47th in the world after taking his first ATP tournament win in San Jose on Sunday, says the US Open is his favourite tournament. "Everybody puts so much pressure on the British players at Wimbledon," he said. "It might be easier for me to win a US Open because you're not around all the hype and the pressure." Murray, who beat Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt in San Jose, told BBC radio Five Live British fans seemed to forget there was more to tennis than Wimbledon. "The one thing I want everyone to try to realise back home is that there's 11 more months in the year," he said. "The US Open is my favourite tournament," said the Dunblane youngster. " I've won there as a junior and if I could pick a Grand Slam to win I'd take that one. It is pretty tricky because I come off the court and I have to be careful what I say Andy Murray "If I was to have my best tournament at Wimbledon then that's great, but if not I hope it's at one of the other Grand Slams." Murray, whose career highlights have come primarily on the US hardcourt circuit, believes a lot of the pressure at Wimbledon comes from the increased press attention. Murray, said he had problems with the press at the Australian Open - where he lost his first-round match to Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets - but he had little trouble while playing in America "There weren't any of the press guys from Britain here [in San Jose], and last year I played my best tennis in America when none of the British press guys were there. "It is pretty tricky because I come off the court and I have to be careful what I say. You have to analyse every match and you've got people questioning you. "Last year it was my fitness, this year it's been my serve, my slice, anything - they pick up on the smallest thing and they can bite away at your confidence a little bit. "But I think I'm strong enough to deal with that." --

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