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Published Date: 26 June 2009 By Stuart Bathgate at Wimbledon WHATEVER academic subjects Ernests Gulbis has had time to study in the spare hours left by his tennis education, psychology cannot have been one of them. Even a rudimentary knowledge of the social science would surely have been enough to let the 20-year-old Latvian know that it is unwise to accuse Andy Murray of gamesmanship the night before you meet him on Centre Court. Some players might be desta bilised by such a charge that they cannot maintain their focus during a match, but Murray is certainly not one of them. The Scot is in fine form on grass, as he showed in winning the Aegon Championship 12 days ago. Given he went into yesterday's second-round meeting with Gulbis as a strong favourite to progress to the last 32, the primary danger for him might have been an... [read full story]
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