Wimbledon. The
name alone stands for royalty and prestige. It’s the oldest tennis tournament
in the world and since 1877 it has been held at the All England Club in
Wimbledon, London. One of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments (the Major tennis
tournaments), Wimbledon is the only Major tournament with a grass court.
Switzerland’s, Roger
Federer has dominated men’s tennis winning seven Wimbledon Championships in the
last ten years. Federer is the only player from Switzerland to bring home the
Wimbledon trophy.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic
went into Sunday’s Championship match trying to reclaim his 2011 Wimbledon
victory and bringing home his country’s second Wimbledon title.
Britain’s Andy
Murray lost to Federer last year. Losing wasn’t just a personal loss for the
British, but another year of disappointment for the country’s 76 years of
losing in their own back yard. Fred Perry was the last British man to hold the
Wimbledon trophy in 1936.
Djokovic is
ranked no. 1 in Men’s Tennis and Murray at no.2. It was the perfect pairing to
have the sports best players matching off for the most hallowed trophy in
tennis.
Three hours and
nine minutes in 80-degrees in a clear sky, the sweat poured into every serve on
both sides of the court. Andy Murray made history with 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory
over Djokovic to end the burden from 77 years of losing on your home court.
"The end of
the match, that was incredibly loud, very noisy," Murray said. "It
does make a difference. It really helps when the crowd's like that, the
atmosphere is like that. Especially in a match as tough as that one, where it's
extremely hot, brutal, long rallies, tough games -- they help you get through
it." And together the fans helped Murray give all of Britain a reason to
celebrate.
Murray dropped
his racket, fist pumped both fists in the air yelling “yes, YES”, fell to his
knees on center court and shed emotions of disbelief as he had finally reached
the pinnacle of his career. The 15,000 fans rose to their feet and cheered as
they finally celebrated a home victory.
Even the Queen
sent a private message to congratulate Murray.
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