ANDY Murray is confident he will be able to play seven matches as he chases another Wimbledon title – and Johanna Konta has also declared herself fit.

There were doubts whether the British pair would even begin their campaigns at the All England Club, with world No 1 Murray unable to practise for two days because of a hip problem.

The defending champion returned to the court on Friday but looked far from fully fit and continued to hobble between points during practice sessions over the weekend.

Yet the 30-year-old Scot gave a positive report on his condition at his pre-tournament press conference and does not expect that to change.

He said: "I'll be fine to play the event and play seven matches. Things can happen, obviously, when you're playing but if I feel like I am today, I'd be delighted and have no issues getting through.

"If necessary, I can take some anti-inflammatories if my hip flares up. Hopefully that's not the case."

Murray revealed he has suffered with hip problems since he was very young, saying: "It's not something new to me. It's just been very sore the last few weeks.

"It was giving me quite a lot of trouble moving to certain shots and getting into certain positions. So that was why I needed to take the break, to try and give it a chance to settle down. It's felt much better the last few days."

This is the latest concern in a difficult season for Murray, who has been unable to carry the momentum from his brilliant winning run at the end of 2016.

As well as the hip issue, he has been laid low by a bout of shingles, an elbow injury and two doses of flu. But this is the first time something has badly affected him so close to a grand slam.

"I haven't been in that sort of position too often, only a few days before a slam, and not felt good at all," he said.

"Obviously this is an extremely important tournament, so you worry a little bit. It's a little bit stressful if you can't practice for a few days, you really want to be preparing, training as much as you can to get ready and make you feel better, especially when you hadn't had any matches.

"But I just tried to think positively. I tried to make the best decisions along with my team to give myself the best chance to feel good on Monday. I feel like I've done that."

Fellow British No 1 Konta has also said she intends to play at Wimbledon and is recovering well from injury.

Konta withdrew from her semi-final at the Aegon International against Karolina Pliskova on Friday because of a thoracic spine injury.

That sparked fears she might be ruled out of Wimbledon, where as sixth seed she is among the potential title contenders.

But she has vowed to play at her home grand slam, ahead of a Monday opener against Taiwan opponent Hsieh Su-Wei.

Konta said: "I'm definitely recovering really well. I'm taking it a day at a time. I practised today and I felt good.

"I'm definitely looking forward to playing my first round. Like Andy, I'd like to think that I'm fit enough to play seven matches, but I'm going to be taking it one at a time."