6 Andy Murray (58)

Berng rdentrtred as; the hrrght young hope of Br:trs;h tennrs; rs; the s;pertrrrg v:>r|rl'i; mos;t deadly pors;oned chalrce. When herorc lrrr‘. llenma't crashed out of trtrs; Summer's Wrmhledon In the second round. the Brrtrs;h number one r‘tus;2 page harhoured mrxed teelrngs; trustratron at that elus;rve Grand Slam trtte s;|rpprn<; further from hrs; gras;p comhrned wrth relret that the s;torres; chronrclrvrg the (lerrrr‘;<‘- of hrs; playrng career were gurckly herng usurped hy rrredra excrtement at the emergence ot a s;corchrng young talent.

Seventeen-year-old Scot Andt Murra\, detred all expectatrons; tT‘, '-’?;t::l‘r";t eta,- totrrth round on hrs; Wrmhledon debut and spent the rema;nder of the seamen hoggrng the s;portrng headlrnes; The frank. contrdent youngster. ‘~.'.'ho gres.’ up rrr Dunhlane and trrs;t took up the racguet at the age of three. na'r::.'."}. 'rrrszswl (mt on hrs; frrs;t ATP trtle. los;rng rn the trnal ot the lharland ()pen to t(P!("‘I()tlf% number one Roger Federer. Hrs; next s;ymholrc 2 chrevement came rr‘ late (_)<:tol:e.r when he heat Henman at the Swms; ()pen. V‘Wrrle hoth players; derrred the s;rgnrfrcance of thrs; encounter. the s;portrng pres;s; l‘as; been chatterrrrg ttrwrtrszifi. about torches; hemg p; s;s;ed and guards; herng changed.

Murrat. topped off hrs; as;tonrs;hrng year rn s;t\.ie. peatrrrg (Ereg Haeezrszk: to sun: \.'!(:t()r“g,' for the Scottrs;h team rn the inaugural Aherdeeh (iup. hrs: pes: 31>" v :: rankrngs; havrng soared from outsrde the top .100 to (Sir. \‘Jltrte t'te presume rw-i: on Murray rs; Irkelt to have grown exponentral‘t h; 'rext gear '5; \‘J-r'tpirwir seems; Irkely the hrrght young hope wrll he kept level tiéiéttt‘aft t“, M: 'r‘1 :Tt‘r-n

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