Andy Murray, often regarded as the most accomplished British male tennis player, turned professional in 2005 and quickly established himself on the ATP Tour. Over his career, he amassed 739 singles victories against 262 defeats, achieving a win percentage of approximately 73%.
He clinched 46 ATP singles titles, including three Grand Slam championships: the 2012 US Open, 2013 Wimbledon, and 2016 Wimbledon. Murray also secured two Olympic gold medals in singles, in 2012 and 2016, making him the only player, male or female, to win two Olympic singles titles since tennis was reintroduced to the Olympics in 1988.
In November 2016, Murray achieved a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 1, becoming the first British man to hold that position. He maintained the top spot for 41 weeks, including finishing the year as No. 1. His consistency and resilience during this period solidified his place among the sport's elite.
While Murray has since retired from professional tennis after competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics, his legacy endures. He continues to be celebrated as a trailblazer for British tennis and remains a prominent figure in the sporting world. Let’s look at his Top 5 Best Matches.
2012 Olympic Gold Medal Match vs Roger Federer
The first incredible performance that we will talk about is the 2012 Gold Medal that he won against his great rival Roger Federer and he won all the first 3 sets of the match to win it in style and the Gold Medal for Great Britain. He won the 3 sets by 6-2,6-1 and 6-4 and Andy Murray has announced his arrival to tennis in a Grand way and this was only the first step towards greatness.
2012 US Open Final vs Novak Djokovic
This was one of the hardest titles that Andy Murray has won in his career because his opponent and the lengths that Andy had to go through to win his first Grand Slam was tremendous. It was a 5 set thriller where Andy Murray won the first set after a tiebreaker 7-6 and then he won the 2nd set as well 7-5 but then Novak Djokovic came back in the match to win the next 2 sets and it was all down to the 5th and final set and here Andy Murray showed more in the tank and won this set 6-3 and the US Open title in a 4 and a half hour Titanic clash.
2013 Wimbledon Final vs Novak Djokovic
Again in another Grand Slam final it was Andy Murray vs Novak Djokovic and this time it was in the hometown of Andy Murray and he was the crowd favorite and Andy did not disappoint his home fans. He won this match in 3 sets and was dominant in doing so against one of the greatest. He won by 6-4,7-5 and 6-4 and thus won his 2nd Grand Slam title. It felt really special for Andy Murray to win in front of his home fans.
2016 Olympic Gold Medal Match vs Juan Martin Del Potro
Andy Murray was in his second back to back Olympic final and this time it was against a very game Del Potro of Argentina who had beaten Novak Djokovic to come here. This match was a 4 set thrilling match and Andy Murray won the 1st set 7-5 but lost the second set 4-6 However he came back to win the next 2 sets by 6-2 and 7-4 to win his 2nd successive Olympic Gold Medal in Tennis. It was an incredible performance from a special player.
2016 Wimbledon Final vs Milos Raonic
This was a 3 set final win for Andy Murray but it was anything but an easy win as his opponent Milos Raonic took him to the absolute limit in this match. Andy Murray was again the crowd favorite and he won the 1st set comfortably 6-4 but the next 2 sets was a tug of war between the 2 and both of them went to a tie break at 6-6 and both times it was Andy Murray who used all his experience to win the match and his 3rd overall Grand Slam title. Since then he has been waiting to win another title and hopefully it comes this year.
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