This battle shouldn't be quite as hotly contested, but then again, all the pressure is on Murray to pull through for the home crowd.
Murray has looked up to the task thus far, and didn't panic—at least externally—when he trailed Fernando Verdasco by two sets in the quarterfinals before rallying to advance.
When we look back on this year's Wimbledon tournament, the emergence of Jerzy Janowicz as the next generation's first Grand Slam contender may be the biggest story. The 22-year-old Polish phenom has been on fire throughout the tournament.