Djokovic backhand hangs in a straight line
Murray won the Wimbledon title for the first time in 2013
With Djokovic's straight backhand hanging net, the air that lingered over Philip Shatil suddenly changed from suffocation to boiling. After cashing in on the third title point, the Britons are finally on their doorstep awaiting the Wimbledon trophy that has spanned more than half a century. Andy Murray defeated Djokovic in straight sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to win the 2013 Wimbledon Men's Singles Title. It was the first Briton to win at Wimbledon in 77 years since Fred Perry's trophy in 1936.
A heart disease that tossed the British for 77 years was finally cured by the hands of the 26-year-old Scottish youngster. But the psychological pain endured in the process may only be known to all the British, and Tim Henman, who once had high hopes for the British, is the one who has the most say. Henman once reached the top four at the doorstep of the family and was not allowed to do so, and was affirmed and spurned.
In 1998 he reached the Wimbledon Semifinals, becoming the first man after Roger Taylor in 1973, but lost to the final champion Sampras. The following year he reached the final four again, but fell again under the pan of Sanshen.
In 2001, Henman reached the Wimbledon Semifinals for the third time, losing to eventual champions Ivanisevic at one point in the semi-finals, just two points away from victory. The following year, in 2002, Henman reached wimbledon's final four for the fourth time, but again lost to eventual champion Hewitt.
Henman announced his retirement
After setting his personal highest number four in the world ranking in 2004, Henman's competitive form gradually declined, never crossing the second round at Wimbledon. In 2007, Henman retired, and a generation of tragic British male protagonists has since withdrawn from the stage of history, but the scars left on the hearts of the British are still clearly visible until Murray's Wimbledon summit.
Murray won the U.S. Open
The young man, who had rekindled the hopes of the British, had actually beaten Swiss king Federer in three straight sets at the 2012 London Olympics (meadow) before Wimbledon, becoming Britain's first Olympic tennis singles gold medalist in 104 years. Subsequently, at Flushing Murray broke out again, winning the US Open in one fell swoop. It was also the first British player to win a Grand Slam in 76 years since 1936. Veteran retired newcomers took the stage, and Murray succeeded Henman "alone" to carry the flag of British tennis.
Young British players exposed by The Sun in 2007
Shortly after retiring in 2007, Henman lamented that the younger generation of British tennis was not thinking of making progress. The famous British newspaper "The Sun" exposed the erosion life of male and female players in the British tennis world, and Henman also expressed his concerns about it. After Henman's retirement, the British tennis successor was short of talent, except for Murray, who was in his upright years at the time, and seemed to see no young players with the potential to take over the baton. Murray can be said to carry the hope of English tennis alone. In 2016 he won the Wimbledon title again, and it was also his third Grand Slam trophy, and in the same year he successfully reached the top of the world with the Paris Masters. This year can be said to be the highlight of Murray's career, but history is also fixed.
After the story, I believe everyone knows that after two hip surgeries, Murray still competes in the men's tennis world with a metal hip. Even in the first round of the US Open, which had just ended, Tsitsipas, who was in the limelight, staged a good five-set battle. The former British tennis brother is still holding out, waiting for the next rising star to pick up the baton.
It wasn't until 18-year-old Emma Raducannu won the US Open with her miraculous performance that Britons' hopes were ignited again. Murray mentioned in a recent interview with the media that he firmly believes that Raducannu's victory will once again drive the development of British tennis. The three-time Grand Slam winner, who has trained against his junior Radukanu, is optimistic about the development of his juniors.
But like Murray himself, it is unknown whether Raducannu alone can carry the flag of British tennis. Compared with the Russian Legion led by Medvedev, Italy with many talents in recent years (with Beretini and Xinner, Musetti and other rising stars), and the new Canadian forces (Alias sim, US Open runner-up Fernandez) who have rolled up the youth storm in the US Open, the British tennis talent is somewhat inadequate.
The afterglow of the US Open women's championship still exists, and the British tennis world has experienced and is experiencing the double day of ice and fire.
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