It is Andy Murray day on Monday! That is proper, you may watch Britain’s best tennis participant for twenty-four hours on Sky Sports activities Tennis.
It was 19 years in the past that the thin Scot burst on to the sporting scene as a wild-haired teenager with an enormous coronary heart, and his resume consists of loads of what ifs in addition to loads of titles, which you’ll be able to watch with us on Monday from 6am.
He will probably be remembered eternally as somebody who made probably the most of his expertise and managed to elbow his approach in among the many ‘massive three’ of males’s tennis – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
A grinding recreation fashion, very good returning and a never-say-die angle propelled Murray to success on the tennis court docket and recognition away from it.
The sportsman, who was born in Glasgow and grew up in Dunblane, Stirling, received gold on the London Olympics in 2012, earlier than successful the US Open the next month.
He turned the primary British Wimbledon males’s singles champion in 77 years when he received on the All England Membership in 2013, earlier than happening to win the match a second time in 2016.
He then turned the one man to win two Olympic gold medals within the singles when he topped the rostrum in Rio in 2016.
His profession was derailed by a persistent hip harm, and over the previous couple of years he has struggled to attain the degrees that noticed him leap to the highest of the rankings in 2016.
From Murray’s first title in San Jose 18 years in the past to his thrilling US Open victory in opposition to nice rival Novak Djokovic in 2012, we may also deliver you a lot extra of his memorable wins in addition to reflections on his profession in our documentary: Grit, Glory, Legacy.
Do not miss a second from 6am on Sky Sports activities Tennis. It should be unmissable!!!
What’s developing on Sky Sports activities Tennis?
Within the run-up to the ultimate Grand Slam of 2024 – the US Open – you may watch all the greatest tennis stars in motion dwell on Sky Sports activities as they compete throughout the hard-court season.
- Nationwide Financial institution Open, Montreal (ATP 1000) – 6-12 August
- Nationwide Financial institution Open, Toronto (WTA 1000) – 6-12 August
- Cincinnati Open (ATP 1000) – 12-19 August
- Cincinnati Open (WTA 1000) – 13-19 August
- Winston-Salem Open (ATP 250) – 18-24 August
- Tennis within the Land, Cleveland (WTA 250) – 18-24 August
- Abierto GNP Seguros, Monterrey (WTA 500) – 19-24 August
- US Open (ATP/WTA) – 26 August – 8 September
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