The 19-year-old illustrious and distinguished career of Sir Andy Murray has been littered with lots of memorable moments that left tennis fans at the edge of their seats, and some biting their nails. The former world No. 1 and two-time Olympics champion, announced he’d be retiring from tennis after he participates in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
After Andy Murray’s doubles participation in the Wimbledon Championships with his brother, Jaime, he received a standing ovation from the All England Club and a resounding farewell. The Scottish great wrote his name in the hearts of many British tennis fans as well as neutrals from all over the world in the two decades he lit up the tour. He was so good that he forced himself into the Big Four.
Andy Murray v Roger Federer: 2012 Olympic Final
Roger Federer entered the 2012 London Olympics final as the No. 1 player on the ATP rankings. The Swiss giant had just won the Wimbledon Championships, defeating Andy Murray in the final, and was back just under a month later, in the same location to challenge Andy Murray again for the Olympics men’s final.
Andy Murray had made it into the final after a 7-5, 7-5 classic against Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. That had been their fourth meeting of the season, with both of them defeating each other twice each. Andy Murray getting to the final was the first time a British player was getting to the Olympics men’s final since the start of the Open Era.
Andy Murray sealed the first set with a double break of Roger Federer’s serve in the final game. The Brit then started the second set with an early break of the Swiss giant’s serve in the second game, winning to love. He went on to dominate Federer to win the set 6-1. At this point, Murray had to win just one more set while Federer had to win three without conceding one.
A flurry of powerful backhand displays from Andy Murray forced Roger Federer to slice his backhand return into the net in the fifth game of the third set, yielding the break of his serve to Murray. The Brit stayed on the front foot for the rest of the set, eventually rounding up the match with three consecutive aces.
Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic: 2013 Wimbledon Final
On Sunday the 7th of July, 2013, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic stepped out onto the Centre Court of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, to challenge for the coveted trophy of the oldest tennis tournament in the world.
It was the fourth Grand Slam final clash between the two tennis behemoths, with Djokovic winning two of the last three clashes. Andy Murray was ATP-ranked second in the world at the time while Novak Djokovic was at the apex of the ATP rankings.
Andy Murray carried the weight of the entire Britain on his shoulders, going into the final. The last British man to win the Wimbledon Championships was Fred Perry in 1936. The last Scottish man to win it was Harold Mahony in 1896.
Three hours and nine minutes had gone by and the Center Court crowd was anxious as ever, sitting at the edge of their seats, their vuvuzelas at the ready. Murray was two sets up against a resilient Djokovic and serving on set point in the third.
As he hit the serve out wide, a section of the crowd erupted into a premature celebration which was quickly hushed by Djokovic’s return of the serve. Murray then smashed a forehand back at Djokovic’s backhand which the Serbian volley into the net. That was when the celebrations officially began.
Andy Murray v Milos Raonic: 2016 Wimbledon Final
“2016 was of the Slams, my favorite one… I don’t remember much of that night, and I did unfortunately vomit in the cab on the way home.”
In the third round, Sam Querrey ended Novak Djokovic’s 16-match unbeaten streak in Wimbledon which had started after losing in the final of the 2013 edition to Andy Murray. Milos Raonic then defeated Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals before defeating Roger Federer to reach the final.
Meanwhile, Andy Murray had won 12 consecutive sets from the first round to the fourth round of the tournament. He won the first two sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals but lost the third and fourth. He then defeated the Frenchman in the fifth set to reach the semifinals. Andy Murray defeated Tomas Berdych in straight sets in the semifinal.
It took 25 minutes and up to the seventh game of the first set for Andy Murray to force a Raonic forehand into the net and steal the break of the Canadian’s serve. A flurry of solid forehands and superior performance at the net helped Murray seal the set 6-4 in 40 minutes.
With one hour and 25 minutes on the clock, the score was 4-4 and 30-30 on Milos Raonic’s serve. The Canadian hit a body serve at the speed of 147 mph which was the quickest serve of the tournament. After Murray’s return, the Canadian hit a forehand out wide and rushed to the net. Murray’s backhand whizzed across the court, past his racket.
Andy Murray took the set after a tiebreak, and 12 games later, needed another tiebreak to seal the championship. He became the first British player in the Open Era to win the Wimbledon Championships twice.
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