Andy Murray says playing at Wimbledon three weeks after his loss to Roger Federer in this year's final will be the best remedy for the heartbreaking loss.

The 25-year-old thanked the nation for their support after failing to become the first British men's champion at the tournament since Fred Perry in 1936.

"I think it was good for me the Olympics came so soon after Wimbledon, that gave me an extra push and extra motivation to get back on court and not think too much about the final" he said.

"I've been practising now for a week. If the Olympics weren't here I would have taken two or three weeks off, but I just took four or five days off and got back on the court."

It will be his second trip back to Centre Court since the tournament, admitting he first returned only days after the loss and spent a moment reflecting on the final.