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Andy Murray Survived Mass School Shooting---U.S. Open Tennis Ace Andy Murray Survived Columbine-Type Mass: First came the victory in the Tour de France. Then there were the stacks of medals at a dazzling Olympics at home.
If that weren’t enough to lift the country’s spirits, Britain basked in another milestone Tuesday to cap this magical sports summer.
Yes, at long last, after 76 years of wait and frustration, Britain has a men’s Grand Slam tennis champion.
Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic in five sets in the U.S. Open final, giving Britain yet one more reason to wave the flag again.
The feel-good glow began with national celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II’s “Diamond Jubilee” of 60 years on the throne and peaked during the last six weeks of Olympic and Paralympic fervor.
Murray’s victory — completed while most of Britain was asleep — came just hours after more than 1 million people lined the streets of London to cheer the nation’s Olympians and Paralympians in a two-hour parade marking the end of the 2012 Games.
“The forecast … was made yesterday that the great summer of British sport was over, but he’s given us another immense prize to wake up to,” Prime Minister David Cameron said.
After losing in four previous Grand Slam finals, Murray outlasted defending champion Djokovic 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 after nearly five hours on Monday to become the first British man to win a Slam since Fred Perry captured the Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships in 1936.
Finally, the “Fred Perry curse” has been broken — although until Murray wins Wimbledon, it won’t be fully put to rest.
Read more: US Open 2012: Andy Murray's victory caps amazing summer for Britain - Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/11/us-open-2012-andy-murrays-victory-caps-amazing-sum/#ixzz26F2EBwaK
If that weren’t enough to lift the country’s spirits, Britain basked in another milestone Tuesday to cap this magical sports summer.
Yes, at long last, after 76 years of wait and frustration, Britain has a men’s Grand Slam tennis champion.
Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic in five sets in the U.S. Open final, giving Britain yet one more reason to wave the flag again.
The feel-good glow began with national celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II’s “Diamond Jubilee” of 60 years on the throne and peaked during the last six weeks of Olympic and Paralympic fervor.
Murray’s victory — completed while most of Britain was asleep — came just hours after more than 1 million people lined the streets of London to cheer the nation’s Olympians and Paralympians in a two-hour parade marking the end of the 2012 Games.
“The forecast … was made yesterday that the great summer of British sport was over, but he’s given us another immense prize to wake up to,” Prime Minister David Cameron said.
After losing in four previous Grand Slam finals, Murray outlasted defending champion Djokovic 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 after nearly five hours on Monday to become the first British man to win a Slam since Fred Perry captured the Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships in 1936.
Finally, the “Fred Perry curse” has been broken — although until Murray wins Wimbledon, it won’t be fully put to rest.
Read more: US Open 2012: Andy Murray's victory caps amazing summer for Britain - Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/11/us-open-2012-andy-murrays-victory-caps-amazing-sum/#ixzz26F2EBwaK
