![]() ![]() Now though, they hailed him, leaping high to catch soaking sweatbands thrown by the player, and lifting iPads, phones and other tablets to capture the moment digitally. The crowd roared ‘ole ole ole’ as Murray walked to the side of the court to greet fans, many of whom were clad in Argentine soccer shirts and had been screaming against him all evening. Little wonder he clutched his head in the center of the court and fought back tears when he finally clinched victory after a four-hour-two-minute battle.īurying his head in his towel, Murray shook with emotion as the Olympic podium was hastily assembled, and dozens of photographers swarmed the net like camera-wielding hornets jostling for place. It was not always pretty, played out in front of a noisy, chanting Latin crowd, in a sometimes soccer stadium atmosphere, but it was a compelling spectacle in which, from one perspective, Murray elevated himself above his illustrious peers and predecessors. Now he has eclipsed them, though the man himself would never be so immodest. No matter that among the ‘Big Four’ Federer, Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Murray, the Scot is the only one not to have completed the full collection of grand slam crowns. Forget that his three grand slam titles is 14 shy of Roger Federer’s record haul, or 11 short of Pete Sampras and Rafa Nadal. With victory over Juan-Martin del Potro, the 29-year-old claimed a status unmatched by any of those peers with whom he is often less than favorably compared - two Olympics singles crowns.įorget the five Australian Open runners-up finishes and the French Open final defeat. On a small, green patch of scorched acrylic some 9,000 kilometers (5592 miles) from home, the Scot achieved a unique Olympic feat, converting heart and guts and sweat into Rio gold. Gold medalist Andy Murray (GBR) of Britain reacts after receiving his medal. ![]() 2016 Rio Olympics - Tennis - Victory Ceremony - Men's Singles Victory Ceremony - Olympic Tennis Centre - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ![]()
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