The protagonist of the article is the famous Scottish tennis player, whose wax figure has been on display at Madame Tussauds since 2007. He was the first of the British over the past 77 years to climb the first line of the ATP rating, staying on it for exactly 41 weeks (2016). And he is the only one who managed to become the Olympic champion in the history of his sport twice. Before us is Andy Murray. Tennis in his person has found a worthy rival to the three best players of our time - R. Federer, N. Djokovic and R. Nadal.
Way to the top
A native of Glasgow was born in 1987, May 15. He was lucky to be born in a sports family and pick up a racket at the age of three. The tennis coach was his mother, who gave world tennis two stars, because Jamie's older brother is an outstanding doubles player. Winner of 22 titles, in 2016 he headed the ATP rating, having won two BS tournaments.
In two competitions, he shared the victory with his brother Andy Murray, who began his professional career in 2005. The Briton managed to rise to 64 line of the rating, and end the 2006 season already in 17th position. In 2007, Murray broke into the top ten, winning three major tournaments and becoming the main hope of his country.
He was expected to win at Wimbledon, but BS tournaments did not yield to the British. In 2012, he had 4 final fights and not a single victory. In Wimbledon, he lost to the legendary R. Federer, after which they almost ceased to believe in him. Everything changed at the US Open, where Murray finally won. Andy confronted N. Djokovic. In the same year, the tennis player for the first time became the Olympic champion.
British achievements
A year later, the British celebrated the victory at Wimbledon, in a stubborn three-hour match, again forcing the sheathing of the racket of the leader of the world rating - N. Djokovic. The athlete himself rose to third position.
They began to reckon with Murray. In the season of 2015, he led his national team to victory in the Davis Cup. They stopped talking about him as a tennis player, whose success was due to the lack of main rivals - Djokovic, Federer and Nadal. On an equal footing, he fought with them in full-time confrontation and repeatedly celebrated the victory as one of the best counterattack players.
In 2016, Wimbledon again surrendered to Murray, and then the Olympic Games, where the Briton was opposed by the Argentine del Potro. November 7, the tennis player topped the rating, going to the final tournament of the year in the rank of the first racket. He was held in London, where Murray in the final managed to get the better of his eminent opponent - Novak Djokovic.
Andy Murray kept his lead for 41 weeks.
2017 injury
July 12, 2017 became a rainy day in the biography of the famous tennis player. At Wimbledon, he dropped out at the quarter finals, which did not allow him to stay in first place in the ATP ranking. The cause of the lesion was a thigh injury, which soon brought him to the operating table. The Briton could not only play, but also walk.
In January of the following year, the fans expected sad news: Andy Murray will miss the whole year, the rating of which dropped to 29th line. The athlete refused to participate in the Australian Open, promising to play on grass in June. However, he started training quite late and was forced to miss not only Wimbledon, but all the other BS tournaments. Physically, he was not ready to play a long match, consisting of five sets.
To date, the Briton has played in only three official tournaments, not entering the top 100 tennis players in the world.
Personal life
Andy Murray connected his life with compatriot Kim Sears, who managed to tame the Scot's violent temper and become his support and muse on the way to the top. Her father is connected with the world of tennis, so the girl perfectly understood her lover. There is a period in their biography when, after 4 years of living together, they broke up so that everyone can go their own way.
This happened in November 2009, after which Murray unsuccessfully played in the final tournament, being the second in the ATP ranking. He dropped out at the group stage, and later on he completely slipped to the fifth position in the list of professional tennis players. Kim stopped going to him to compete, although she was previously present in almost all tournaments.
After 6 months, the couple reunited so as not to leave again. Their wedding in Scottish tradition took place in April 2015, and soon one after another two daughters were born, whom the tennis player is madly in love with. In an interview, he repeatedly emphasized: if he faces a choice, Andy will always make it in favor of the family.