Wimbledon 2012: Why Andy Murray Will Win His First Major and Become a Legend

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Published: July 3, 2012

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The bracket has set up perfectly for Andy Murray and this will be the year he finally breaks through at Wimbledon to earn his first major title.

Murray has more pressure on him than any other athlete in the world—now that LeBron has his ring. All of the eyes in England are upon him as he attempts to become the first Brit to win at Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936.

That's a 76-year drought for the British at their own tournament, and all of the burden is on Murray to break the streak.

He took a big step in completing that goal today. He reached the quarterfinals by defeating Marin Cilic 7-6, 6-2, 6-3, in quick and efficient fashion.

This sets him up with a matchup in the round of eight with David Ferrer, a top Spanish pro who knocked Murray out of the French.

However, Ferrer's best surface is the red clay at Roland Garros, which also happens to be Murray's weakest. This time Ferrer will face off with Murray on grass, Murray’s best surface.

Murray has reached the last three semifinals at Wimbledon, and he has shown great form early on. In the quarters, his motivation and high level of play will be too much for Ferrer.

This is where the bracket gets interesting. When the draw was released it looked as if Murray would run up against Rafael Nadal in the semis.

It looks as if luck was on his side though. He caught a major break when Nadal was upset in the second round.

Now instead of Nadal, he will most likely come up against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

 

While Tsonga is will be no walk in the park—he's the sixth ranked player in the world—he is certainly no Nadal.

With Murray's skill on grass, he will move on against the heavy-serving Tsonga.

This sets up a likely showdown with the world’s top-ranked player, Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic is the best player in the world and ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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