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Andy Murray – Britain’s Finest
A review of Andy Murray’s legendary career and his recent announcement to retire…
It would be highly skeptical if an individual did not feel the slightest hint of sadness at Andy Murray’s recent press conference in which the 31-year-old tearfully announced his plans to, if possible, retire after competing in this year’s Wimbledon. It was, unsurprisingly, a difficult moment for the United Kingdom to watch as a man who has gripped the nation on the tennis courts since his arrival on the professional scene called time on his illustrious career.
Murray’s three grand-slam triumphs, his consecutive gold-medal wins, Davis cup win and eventual world number one status are made all the more incredible considering he was playing in what is generally considered as the greatest era of the professional men’s game. The collective fifty-two grand-slam triumphs of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic demonstrate this. Yet, whilst many other players in recent years have failed to overcome these champions, Murray made himself stand up to be counted. Many of us, including myself, doubted his mentality to become a winner but I believe it is safe to say that initially falling short was never a concern of fans. Losing the 2012 Wimbledon final only to win a gold medal against the same opponent within the next month. Losing the first four of his grand-slam final appearances, before his victory at the US open in 2012 against Djokovic. These initial losses only re-enforce his champion status, demonstrating that whilst he knows how to win, he also knows how to come back from a loss.
His frequent calling out of sexism is something not seen enough in the world of professional sport. A personal favourite example of this was, having just suffered a quarter-final defeat to Sam Querrey at Wimbledon in 2017, Murray was quick to correct a journalist who claimed his opponent was the first US player to reach a grand-slam semi-final since 2009 — A statement proved incorrect by the success of legend, Serena Williams. Going back to the comments about his personality, put yourself in his position — you’ve just spent five hours on a court against the relentless Nadal and your body is presumably in immense pain. I’d like to think that, ‘chatty,’ would be the last word to spring to mind.
It is difficult to think of another sportsperson produced by Great Britain with as much determination, all-around class and a general stubbornness to never give up, than that of Andy Murray. Whilst his retirement may have caused many among us to shed a tear, he’s a reminder that, in a world where Britain can’t seem to do much right at the moment, we have a quality exception to the rule.
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