It’s been 73 excruciatingly painful long years Britain has waited to see one of its sons win the Wimbledon. Last time that happened was when Fred Perry won it in 1936.
I guess it’s time for Britain to go insane. On Monday, when Wimbledon commences, Brits will be standing behind this young Scot named Andy Murray to cheer their hero who just proved that he can by winning the warm-up grass event at Queen's. Andy Murray made his intentions clear by conquering the Queens and ended up as the first British player to win it after 71 years.
To me, the havoc is inevitable. In two weeks time, Murray will be plastered on every tabloid front page, be discussed by TV pundits, be written by tennis writers, figure on the primetime news and get discussed and analyzed in pubs and bars. Hopefully, he won't let his countrymen down.
Some think Andy Murray drives people mad. So what? I like his rage and I want him to win. Britain needs a player who can spit fire on fire and none other than Andy Murray fits that bill. He’ll pose Djokovic a big challenge, make The Fed desperate to win his 15th, and with Rafael Nadal the No.1 withdrawing from the fray because of his knee injury, stars are aligning themselves nicely for the young Scot.
If anyone who can put an end to Britain’s long wait, it is Andy Murray. 73-year wait for a local tennis hero to win their own tournament? It’s an agonizing wait.
The British deserve a champion because they are such wonderful spectators. Wimbledon's crowd is by far the best tennis has ever seen, their behavior undoubtedly shows a fine appreciation of the game. Murray should win because he's interesting, a somewhat angry young man with a game of delightful calmness. When he won at Queen's last weekend, British press stated he did not smile for the photographers as if he wanted to have his last laugh here.
Andy Murray has unveiled his retro look with his new monogrammed Fred Perry outfit for this year's Wimbledon. In celebration of the centenary year of Fred Perry's birth, Murray has had a hand in the design of the outfit. It combines elements of the classic Fred Perry look from the 1950s and 1960s. May be this furthers inspires The Scot to do what no British tennis player has done in the last 73 years.
May be the time has come for the Brits to praise their hero and even the statue of Fred Perry may put down its racket to join in the applause.
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