THE giants of the modern game might have bigger priorities this season than the Olympic tennis competition.

But the same can hardly be said to apply to Colin Fleming. The 27-year-old from Linlithgow – who yesterday recorded a mixed doubles victory at SW19 which took four days to complete – knows the focus on the doubles events is likely to be greater at London 2012 than at any other time and craves the chance to add an Olympic medal to the Commonwealth gold he took for Scotland with doubles partner Jocelyn Rae in Delhi in 2010.

Fleming will partner Ross Hutchins in the men's event – one of two British teams entered – and will put his name forward to participate in the mixed doubles, alongside either Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong, Heather Watson or Laura Robson. "It is potentially the biggest thing we will do in our careers, I would say," said Fleming. "I have been fortunate enough to win a few main tour doubles events but when I won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games that got a lot more response, in Scotland certainly, which was nice. I think the Olympics would be times 10 from the Commonwealths, especially because it is in London.

"It would be bigger than a normal event for us and there would be quite a few more elite singles players playing in it," he added. "But hopefully Ross and myself can play well and if we do that in any given match then I think we have a chance. As far as I am aware, no decisions have been made yet regarding the mixed doubles. I don't know how it will work out but if I get the chance to play I would love to play. I have never played with any of the girls before, but I will definitely put my name in the hat and go along with whatever they decide."

In the mixed event the Scot and partner Su-Wei Hsieh, of Chinese Taipei, completed a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Andre Sa and Anastasia Rodionova which actually began on Friday. His current partnership with Hsieh is something of a marriage of convenience. Neither player had a partner on the eve of the event, until Hsieh's Aussie coach Paul McNamee phoned up out of the blue.

"The men's doubles is the main reason I am here, but I am definitely keen to have a run at the mixed doubles," said Fleming, who now faces Andrea Hlavacova and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in the next round. "If I win a few more matches then it might start to come alive again, but I am still pretty disappointed. Four days is probably as long a match as I have had, but it didn't really faze me."

While he has been hanging around waiting to get on court, like everyone else Fleming has been transfixed by the progress of his countryman. Although he hasn't bumped into Andy Murray too frequently in the last few days, he feels his friend is coping well with the hysteria and hullabaloo at Wimbledon and revealed that the Scot has at least been successful in one competition, their Euro 2012 Fantasy League.

"It is amazing the stories that come about at Wimbledon," he said. "You could never envisage these things, but suddenly he is playing against the clock under the roof. Marcos [Baghdatis] was the perfect opponent in that situation, because he loves that kind of theatre, the crowd warmed to him too and it was great to watch.

I have not seen him too much to be honest, he comes in and does what he wants to do. But he won our Fantasy Football League after the Euros the other night. People must do cheap trades with him – well that's my excuse anyway for finishing bottom!" But it is fantasy tennis Fleming is most concerned about this summer. His dream of picking up an Olympic medal.