By: Chelin Emmanuelle G. Hernandez
Hard work has finally
paid off as Andy Murray ended a 76-year drought of Britain for men’s Grand Slam
champion after earning his very first against Novak Djokovic in the US Open
with the score 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, last Sept. 11.
The match alternated
its favor on both Murray and Djokovic. The ball was going back and forth, until
Murray finally defeated the 2011 US Open champion.
Murray was successfully
leading the first and second set, but later gone off to the Serbian player’s
advantage who made it to a 6-2 in the third set. The Scottish responded to
Djokovic and the match was finally at its summit.
Djokovic, who was trying
to regain his drive after a disappointing performance in Wimbledon, was back on
his usual play, making the match more challenging to Murray. Djokovic called
for a medical timeout, but that did not faze the Scottish and became the victor
as Djokovic failed to return his serve, putting an end to the match that lasted
in almost five hours.
The Grand Slam victory
was the very first of a Briton since Fred Perry was hailed as the US Open
champion in 1936.
After capturing the
hearts of the Britons since Wimbledon, and skyrocketed in the Olympics, the
British hope that this won’t be the only Grand Slam victory he’ll own.
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