Kyle Edmund: British number one now believes he can win Wimbledon

With Andy Murray opting only to play doubles at SW19 as the three-time Grand Slam champion continues his recovery from major hip surgery, much of the British singles focus will fall on Edmund.

“It’s pretty cool,” explained the Yorkshireman, who was beaten in four sets by eventual champion Novak Djokovic 12 months ago.

“Everyone turns on the TV for that time of year and the first name you go to is the British number one, that’s where the expectation is.

“Andy has done it for so long and done very well. After being at that position it shows how well he did cope with it and how much pressure and expectation was on him.

“Now it’s me, it’s my turn to deal with that – you really have to try to embrace it and take it on. Last year was the first time I played on Court One and then twice on Centre – it was an amazing experience.

“You could say I’m living the dream. I was once the kid watching Tim [Henman] and Andy playing at Wimbledon, thinking it would be amazing to be there and how cool it would be.

“Now I’m there. Now I’m trying to live it and it’s not easy because when you’re in the moment, it can become quite intense, but once I look back at the end of my career the things that hopefully I achieve now, I can be really pleased when I’m done and say I lived my dream.”