Andy Murray is one of the elites of men's tennis...22 titles and 4 GRAND SLAM finals put him up there among the greatest players in the History of the game... But take it or leave it, he'll forever be remembered as an also-ran if he doesn't win the big titles...if he doesn't win something very ENORMOUS. He must score a BIG WIN. This he finally managed to achieve 2 days ago in his home nation, on his ground..the very same ground where he lost his 1st Wimbledon final to Roger Federer a month prior.
The Olympic tennis tournament lost its defending champion, Rafael Nadal to injury days before its commencement, but that did little to take the shine off the showpiece event which by all standards, lived up to its billing. British hope, Andy Murray cleared all obstacles before him, including recently dethroned World Number one, Novak Djokovc and the current numero uno, Roger Federer to win Gold not only for himself, but also his nation-Great Britain. Any other man would have wallowed in self pity after losing a Slam final in front of his home fans, but not the Scot. After bruising Nole in straight sets, he went on to convincingly destroy the GREAT Roger Federer in 3 sets-6-2, 6-1, 6-4..it was the 1st time in a long long while that the Swiss master had crumbled in a major final (the last I remember is the 08 French Open final he lost to Rafa 6-1, 6-3,6-0).
The Dumblane native gave his fans something to shout and dance about with a brilliant display that left legends and experts alike in utter dismay. All the pre-match talk of a tight match and possibly yet another \nearly there\ was put to eternal slumber by Muzza. He etched his name in British Tennis History in stunning style. He played out of his mind to dismiss Djokovic in the SF, and did even better in the FINAL...
With this win, the Scot has firmly put himself in the reckoning for another shot at GRAND SLAM glory...Who knows??It might happen at Flushing Meadows-New York. NEVER SAY NEVER!
Ohireime Eboreime
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