4. Andy Murray
Olympic Seeding: 2
The Scot brought some cheer to his home nation, which was engulfed in the aftermath of Brexit, by winning his second Wimbledon title last month. Riding on some great chemistry and trust that Murray had shared with his Coach Ivan Lendl in the past, he made their second innings count by winning his third Slam at SW19.
Although it was on the fast hard courts of Flushing Meadows where Murray won his first ever Grand Slam in 2012, he has not fared well on this surface in the last three years. Murray established himself as a competent clay courter under the tutelage of Amelie Mauresmo. It would be interesting to see if Lendl can work some magic to help Murray fulfill his potential on the fast hard courts.
A lack of match practice on hard courts could affect Murray’s prospects at the Rio Olympics. The matches till the Semi Final are played in a best of 3 format. Murray will have to be in top form from match one as he would not have much time to recover if he finds himself trailing from the beginning of the match.
British Olympians Reginald Doherty and Charles Percy Dixon, with 4 Olympic medals each, remain top medalists in Men’s Tennis till date. With two Olympic medals already in his kitty, Murray could be in the elite company of these two British Olympians should he win another couple of medals at Rio.
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