Andy Murray could reign again
Always close on the heels of Grand Slam titles, the Scot had only two from his eight finals until Wimbledon this year. Having made the finals of both prior Grand Slams – the Australian Open and then the French Open, and losing each time to Novak Djokovic, Murray nevertheless did not get disheartened.
With Czech former World No. 1 Ivan Lendl returning to Murray's side this year after the Scot parted ways with Amelie Mauresmo, Murray appears to have found renewed vigour. One of the top contenders for the title regardless, a merciless Murray quickly became the tournament favourite after Novak Djokovic crashed out of the tournament in the third round with a shock upset at the hands of the USA’s Sam Querrey.
Barring a laborious five-set win over France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals, Murray took convincing wins over each of his opponents – dispatching semi-finalist and top-10 player Tomas Berdych in straight sets before lifting his third Grand Slam title – and his second at Wimbledon
Only last December, Murray took the English Davis Cup side to their first win in nearly eight decades; given his form and the fact that he is perhaps the only player who has not had injury struggles this season, the World No. 2 looks in fine form for Olympic glory this year to defend his gold medal in the men’s tennis singles, having pipped Roger Federer to top prize at London 2012.
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