World Number 1 spot beckons Andy Murray
Andy Murray finally finds himself on the right side of the finishing line. In his third consecutive Grand Slam final, Andy clinched the Wimbledon title to end his Grand Slam title drought. The entire country was in an ebullient mood and even the ever-poker faced Ivan Lendl was seen shedding a few tears. Andy joked about his supercoach:
“He was telling everyone it was allergies, that he had hayfever. I don’t believe it.”
But even before the celebrations for Andy’s victory came to an end, his fans found a new milestone for him to look forward to-the world number 1 ranking. Andy Murray is a multiple Grand Slam champion, a gold medalist at Olympics and a Davis Cup champion. What is missing is the number 1 ranking. He has never been this close to the achievement and it couldn’t have come at a better time. At the age of 29, he is at the peak of his career. He looks well settled, focused and fired up. He has the experience and the talent, what he needs now is a perfect end to this year. You can see the experience reflect in his words. This is what he had to say about his prospects of becoming the number one player in the world:
“It’s possible. I’d rather set the bar as high as possible and not quite achieve it. It’s better to try to finish number …show more content…
Novak was the defending champion, which means he was defending 2000 points. His shock defeat to Querrey in third round meant he lost 1910 points. Andy, on the other hand, gained points as he went past his last year’s semi-finals showing to win the title this year. The gap lessened and is now around 5000 points wide. But 5000 points is not a small number. To give you a perspective, Roger Federer, who is currently world number 3, has a total of 5945 points. But the fact that Andy is playing some of his finest tennis this year and that he might continue to play this well the entire season, makes us believe that Novak might have to eventually cede power to
Andy Murray finally finds himself on the right side of the finishing line. In his third consecutive Grand Slam final, Andy clinched the Wimbledon title to end his Grand Slam title drought. The entire country was in an ebullient mood and even the ever-poker faced Ivan Lendl was seen shedding a few tears. Andy joked about his supercoach:
“He was telling everyone it was allergies, that he had hayfever. I don’t believe it.”
But even before the celebrations for Andy’s victory came to an end, his fans found a new milestone for him to look forward to-the world number 1 ranking. Andy Murray is a multiple Grand Slam champion, a gold medalist at Olympics and a Davis Cup champion. What is missing is the number 1 ranking. He has never been this close to the achievement and it couldn’t have come at a better time. At the age of 29, he is at the peak of his career. He looks well settled, focused and fired up. He has the experience and the talent, what he needs now is a perfect end to this year. You can see the experience reflect in his words. This is what he had to say about his prospects of becoming the number one player in the world:
“It’s possible. I’d rather set the bar as high as possible and not quite achieve it. It’s better to try to finish number …show more content…
Novak was the defending champion, which means he was defending 2000 points. His shock defeat to Querrey in third round meant he lost 1910 points. Andy, on the other hand, gained points as he went past his last year’s semi-finals showing to win the title this year. The gap lessened and is now around 5000 points wide. But 5000 points is not a small number. To give you a perspective, Roger Federer, who is currently world number 3, has a total of 5945 points. But the fact that Andy is playing some of his finest tennis this year and that he might continue to play this well the entire season, makes us believe that Novak might have to eventually cede power to