Andy Murray Ends Decades-Long British Drought At Wimbledon

Andy Murray Ends Decades-Long British Drought At Wimbledon

The Wimbledon win of Andy Murray ended the nearly eight-decade long British drought at Wimbledon. The last time a British man won in Wimbledon was in 1936, when Fred Perry won three straight titles.

Although Novak Djokovic lost to Murray, the Serbian continues his no.1 ranking. The win came after Murray lost to Roger Federer in the same final last year. The win gave Murray a second Grand Slam title following his US Open win last September over Djokovic.

Murray currently has a won eighteen straight games on grass. In 2012, he also won an Olympic gold at Wimbledon.

Andy Murray has won two of the last three major final against Novak Djokovic. The game saw good defense for both players along with a number of long groundstroke rallies. However, Murray took advantage of some lackluster play by his rival, who acknowledged that Murray was better in some crucial moments in the game.

Murray had lesser unforced errors and was better in the number of winners. Djokovic indicated that Murray was able to send back his serves and make him work harder during the game.

The crowd also provided Andy Murray the needed lift as he was energized by the support given by the sold-out Center Court crowd. He said the last game was the most difficult that he played in his entire career.

Following his win, Murray hugged his coach, Ivan Lendl, and Kim Sears, his girlfriend. He also hugged his father and the other members of his family and team. However, he also most forgot to hug the most important person in his life and who was instrumental in entire tennis life, Judy, his mother. He immediately went back to embrace the Fed Cup captain of Britain and former top Scottish player.
Andy Murray gave credit to his perseverance and hard work for his win at Wimbledon. He added that he learned from his past losses including his four-set loss to Federer last year. Lendl also contributed to the improvement in the game of Murray by providing the proper mindset in his career.

Although Djokovic leads Murray in their head-to-head meetings, the last few games give an indication of a potential rivalry between the top two players.

As the season moves to North America, the rivalry is expected to continue on the hard court. However, the rivalry between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic may also have Rafael Nadal added into the mix, if his knee will not pose a problem for the 27-year-old Spaniard.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Monday July 08 2013, 6:18 AM EST. Ref: USA Today. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0