Fred Perry to Andy Murray - Britain and Wimbledon's wait is finally over after 77 years

Sometimes one has to wait for a long time to realize their dream, in-case of Wimbledon it took 77 years after Fred Perry won the Championship in 1936 to crown a British player in Wimbledon.

Loads of expectation

Whenever Sachin enters to bat,people expects him to score at-least a century and whenever Messi gets the ball in his feet, he is expected to do magic and score a goal. When Murray made his Wimbledon debut in 2005,people in Britain expected a lot from him. They believed that he is gonna be the next Wimbledon champion but some of them didn't realize that Federer and Nadal were ahead of him. Expectations can help in getting motivated and it can also lead to disappointment. Murray was not able to  reach the final stages of the Wimbledon in the first few years. Players like Federer,Nadal and Djokovic have also acknowledged the pressure Murray has in his shoulders whenever he plays in Wimbledon.

Road to Wimbledon 2013

When Murray lost to Federer in 2012 Wimbledon final, many doubted that he will win a Major Championship. During the on-court interview after 2012 final, Murray with tears in his eyes said "I am getting closer" but people felt that this is gonna be the case in the future also.


Everything turned upside-down after Murray won the 2012 Olympics Gold by beating Federer. He understood how to handle pressure in the big matches and how to beat big players in the bigger stages.

With Ivan Lendl (who has the experience of winning major trophies) on his side, Murray won his first Major trophy in US Open 2012 beating Djokovic in an epic final. After his loss to Djokovic in the 2013 Australian open,few people again raised questions. Is he gonna be just a one-slam wonder or the long wait is finally gonna get over? Because of back injury, he skipped French Open but the won the Queens Tournament before the start of the Wimbledon.

Wait is over

The stage was set for him to become the Wimbledon champion after Nadal and Federer lost in the 1st and 2nd round respectively. After recovering from a 2 set down situation to beat Verdasco, the "Djoker" was the only one standing between him and the trophy. 

People expected a epic battle between the World No.1 and No.2. Murray with huge expectations on his shoulders won the first set. He chased down everything "Djoker" sent back. 

Murray played like "Murray" after winning the first set and was able to recover from being down in 2nd and third set. Murray finally got the chance to serve for the much awaited Championship. He was up 40-0 , but "Djoker" played like "Djoker" and forced a break point situation. Murray stayed calm and when Djokovic sent the ball wide of the baseline after 3 hours and 10 mins into the match, the wait has finally ended. 

Few people may still have few questions about his abilities, but he proved that he can beat the best in the biggest stages. Congratzzz Andy Murray :)