Britain's High Hopes

For years, Great Britain has not had a tennis players that has stood above the rest. Fred Perry was the last British player to win a major grand slam title, which was back in the 30's. At this years Wimbledon, Andy Murray gave Britain high hopes for his people as he fought his way through the matches. He played as the #4 ranked player in the world and played with control and precision. Although he was knocked out by Andy Roddick, his skill gave hope to Britains future in tennis. In August, Murray achieved the #2 rank in the world but quickly fell back to #4 after a loss.

Murray is known for his particular skill set in tennis. He is able to control to tempo of the match like no one else. He also has amazing precision in his shots that combine to make him a deadly player. Although players don't have to run very far, when they do run, it is a very quick sprint to the other corner. Andy controls exactly where his opponents run and when they least expect it, he drives it right past them.

"If you give someone (the) opportunity to dictate, not only on his own service games, but on yours, it’s very difficult to win" -Andy Murray

The only thing Murray lacks is having power and consistency in his shots. In some matches he will start to fade as the match goes on or if he is getting beat he will seem to get into a "funk" to where he can't play his way out of it. All in all, Andy Murray shows potential to be an amazing player and he could easily turn into the best player in the world.