Andy Murray Is Tennis’ Newest Superstar Despite Australia Open Loss

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: January 28, 2013

commentComment        

Ever since Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to complete the vaunted "Big Three" who dominate modern tennis, the road to a Grand Slam championship has been steep for the less spectacular superstars. In fact, ever since Djokovic won the 2008 Australian Open, his first Grand Slam championship, only one player outside of that most exclusive club had broken through and bested all of their peers in a tournament: Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the 2009 US Open.

At least until Andy Murray came along.

The 25-year-old Murray pushed himself ahead of the rest of the pack during the second half of the 2012 season, wherein he reached the Wimbledon final, won the Olympic gold medal for Men's Singles and claimed his first Grand Slam title at the US Open.

Though he is coming off a heart wrenching four-set loss to Djokovic in the 2013 Australian Open final, Murray has shown enough to be mentioned in the same breath Djokovic, Nadal and Federer. Against Djokovic, the World No. 1, Murray proved yet again to be very much deserving of an exaltation to elite status in the world of professional tennis.

During the first set, Murray showed little sign of fatigue after outlasting World No. 2 Federer in a trying, four-hour long semifinal match. He and Djokovic matched each other at every turn, before Murray throttled Djokovic in the tiebreaker, winning it 7-2.

Murray looked like he had a good shot to go on and avenge his losses to Djokovic in the 2011 and 2012 Australian Opens. He showed more aggressive play and forced Djokovic into some pretty bad shots. He also played great defense and outlasted Djokovic in many rallies, while collecting only 12 unforced errors to Djokovic's 25.



Early in the second set, the momentum all seemed to be on Murray's side. After holding serve, Murray nearly broke Djokovic's first serve, by backing his opponent into a 0-40 hole to begin the game. Unfortunate...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!