by Our Sports Desk

Andy Murray does not expect a rejigged men’s schedule to boost his Wimbledon title defence.

Two-time grand slam winner Murray has avoided any hold-ups after breezing through Wimbledon’s first week without dropping a set.

The 27-year-old faces big-serving South African Kevin Anderson in the fourth round today but the likes of Stan Wawrinka have been less fortunate.

Wawrinka’s third-round clash with Denis Istomin was cancelled amid heavy rain on Saturday, so the fifth seed could face five matches in seven days to reach his first Wimbledon final.

American John Isner’s third-round clash with Feliciano Lopez fell foul of Saturday’s rain too, leaving Wimbledon bosses halting all fourth-round matches in the bottom half of the men’s draw this afternoon.

Asked if he could stand to benefit from the shifts, Murray said: “Not really. I’ve played many grand slams and sometimes the schedule works in your favour and sometimes it doesn’t.

“At least they’ll have had a two-day break so they’ll be completely fresh when they start. It’s just bad luck. It happens sometimes.

“I’ve had situations where the schedule hasn’t worked out. You just get on with it.”

Rafael Nadal’s meeting with Nick Kyrgios and Roger Federer’s Tommy Robredo clash could have been played today but will now shift to tomorrow instead.

Murray spent Saturday watching Colombia see off Uruguay in the World Cup, before practising with British number three James Ward yesterday.

Coaches Amelie Mauresmo and Dani Vallverdu joined in for the last part of the session with Ward.

Murray and former Wimbledon champion Mauresmo are taking the grass-court season as a trial run before making any calls on a long-term partnership.

Mauresmo is “playing hard to get” over a full-time coaching role with Murray though, according to former Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport.

“She is one of the few people that only does what she wants to do,” Davenport said.

“She’s not going to take a job for attention, for money, for any other reason than purely that she wants to do it.

“There are very few people out there like that and she does what she wants, when she wants.”