WIMBLEDON, England – There will be a proud contingent of Brits far rowdier than those strawberries-and-cream-eating tennis fans at a typical Wimbledon championship Sun-day.

Andy Murray gets a do-over at the All England Club, a month after losing to the man who dominates on the same Centre Court grass. It’s a Roger Federer-Murray rematch for Olympic gold.

This will be Federer’s first medal. It’s Murray’s umpteenth chance to show he really does have it in him to prevail when the pressure is greatest.

And Murray finally might have everything perfectly lined up to win the big one. The hard-luck Scotsman is playing at home with the Union Jack adorning the left sleeve of his Olympic outfit and a rockin’ crowd chanting “GB!” as it tries to will him to victory.

“It’s been an amazing month and one of the best of my career,” Murray said. “The support that I have had over the last month, after Wimbledon, I really needed it. All the times that I lost in a Grand Slam final, I’ve had a tough time afterward for a few months. But coming here with the motivation of playing in the Olympics and with the support that I have had, has been all the motivation that I needed.”

Also, Serena Williams goes for her second gold in two days when she teams with her sister Venus in the women’s doubles final.

The Wimbledon scene will be wild for a closing day that has been sold out for months ahead of what turned out to be the best possible men’s pairing as far as organizers are concerned. It was sold out before Federer and Murray took the court for their memorable July four-setter.

Federer beat Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to earn his 17th major victory and match a tournament record with his seventh Wimbledon title.

Now Federer has guaranteed himself an Olympic medal, but gold would be all the sweeter.

Thanks to Federer, Murray fell to 0 of 4 in Grand Slam finals.

Last month he became the first British man to reach a Wimbledon final since 1938. Ivan Lendl, Murray’s coach, is the only other to lose his first four major finals in the Open era.

Federer predicted after Wimbledon that Britain’s tennis poster boy would win a Slam someday. For now, capturing a gold medal would go a long way for Murray and his psyche.

“I am so happy to be in the final,” Murray said, “and I will try to go one further.”

Federer’s legs might still be feeling his marathon semifinal match. It took the world’s No. 1 player 4 hours, 26 minutes Friday to defeat Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 3-6, 7-6 (5), 19-17 in the longest three-set men’s match of the Open era.

Several hours later, Murray did his part to set up what should be a fine show of finesse and shot-making Sunday. He beat No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia, 7-5, 7-5.