Andy Murray says they is relishing the pressure as they heads in to the second week of Wimbledon & a gathering with 20th seed Kevin Anderson on Monday.
The Briton, seeded third, will continue his title defence against the 6ft 8in South African in the second match on Centre Court at about 15:00 BST.
But Saturday's rain delay means Rafael Nadal & Roger Federer won't play.
Day seven of the Championships will see all of men's & women's fourth-round singles matches played.
Nadal said the scheduling "cannot be perfect", but added playing two times in as plenty of days was "not good".
The former champions both had time to complete third-round victories on Saturday, but men's & women's matches are still to be done, meaning the bottom half of the men's draw will now play on Tuesday & Wednesday.
Playing in his ninth Wimbledon, & having ended Britain's 77-year wait for a male champion last year, the Scot is well used to the expectation that surrounds him at SW19.
Murray, though, has no such concerns. They has not dropped a set in rounds & has extended his winning run at the All England Club to 16 matches, stretching back to London 2012.
Murray has played Anderson two times, winning handily at the 2010 Australian Open before losing heavily in Montreal the following year.
"I enjoy pressure," they said. "I like feeling nervous. I am not terrified of that feeling. I felt like I played my best tennis when I have been under pressure."
"I don't alter lots," Murray said of his tactics.
With 63 aces in his first matches, Anderson poses an obvious threat, but there's plenty of faster servers & Murray is among the best returners in the game.
"The only thing that is different is my return, because he is obviously serving different angles at different heights, so the ball's bouncing up much higher."
Anderson, 28, is hopeful a back issue that necessary treatment in the coursework of his five-set win over Fabio Fognini on Friday won't be an issue after a weekend off.
"It was odd," said the world number 18. "I think I was a small nervous going out, my first time being in this position at Wimbledon, & I got a small stiff & it affected the serve warming up.
The Briton, seeded third, will continue his title defence against the 6ft 8in South African in the second match on Centre Court at about 15:00 BST.
But Saturday's rain delay means Rafael Nadal & Roger Federer won't play.
Day seven of the Championships will see all of men's & women's fourth-round singles matches played.
Nadal said the scheduling "cannot be perfect", but added playing two times in as plenty of days was "not good".
The former champions both had time to complete third-round victories on Saturday, but men's & women's matches are still to be done, meaning the bottom half of the men's draw will now play on Tuesday & Wednesday.
Playing in his ninth Wimbledon, & having ended Britain's 77-year wait for a male champion last year, the Scot is well used to the expectation that surrounds him at SW19.
Murray, though, has no such concerns. They has not dropped a set in rounds & has extended his winning run at the All England Club to 16 matches, stretching back to London 2012.
Murray has played Anderson two times, winning handily at the 2010 Australian Open before losing heavily in Montreal the following year.
"I enjoy pressure," they said. "I like feeling nervous. I am not terrified of that feeling. I felt like I played my best tennis when I have been under pressure."
"I don't alter lots," Murray said of his tactics.
With 63 aces in his first matches, Anderson poses an obvious threat, but there's plenty of faster servers & Murray is among the best returners in the game.
"The only thing that is different is my return, because he is obviously serving different angles at different heights, so the ball's bouncing up much higher."
Anderson, 28, is hopeful a back issue that necessary treatment in the coursework of his five-set win over Fabio Fognini on Friday won't be an issue after a weekend off.
"It was odd," said the world number 18. "I think I was a small nervous going out, my first time being in this position at Wimbledon, & I got a small stiff & it affected the serve warming up.
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