Random Thoughts On All Things Sport
They said:
He would never win a Grand Slam after finishing runner-up for the fourth time in a row.
He did:
Win the 2012 US Open.
They said:
He would never win Wimbledon.
He did:
Win Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016.
They said:
He would never win multiple Grand Slams.
He did:
Win 3 Grand Slams and counting.
They said:
He would never become world number 1.
He did:
Become world number 1 in November 2016.
They said:
He hadn’t defeated any top 10 players … Read the rest
Well, knock me down with a feather. The lad’s only gone and done it. Andy Murray. British tennis player. World number 1. I think I need to go and lie down.
Anyone who has lived through the last 77 years of men’s tennis, when British fans would hyperventilate with excitement any time a spirited underdog Brit overachieved by getting through to the 3rd round of Wimbledon, will understand how fantastically absurd the above sounds. A British tennis player good enough not only to win Wimbledon … Read the rest
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