Wimbledon Andrew Murray - Times Online

Wimbledon tennis Andrew Murray- Times Online--

It often seems that my blog is just one Donald Young, Sam Querrey and Andrew Murray story after another. Murray's first round win yesterday in the main draw puts him at the top of media heap once again, and there are literally dozens of stories I could post about it. I chose this one because it's so stylishly written, and gets at Murray's personality (although I vehemently disagree with the one description of him as "conveniently guarded"; maybe it's an expression of the Queen's English that is eluding me. If it's meant to suggest any reticence whatsoever, the reporter is mistaken).

Murray won the only 2004 junior Grand Slam singles title that Gael Monfils did not,
and after the Frenchman scored a second round win over Dominic Hrbaty, seeded 22nd, he raised the bar for Murray, who faces the 14th seed Radek Stepanek in his second round match Thursday. The BBC News story here at least manages to give a nod in Monfils direction, which given the current Murray-mania is commendable.

Note to BBC editor: Gasquet turned 19 last Saturday. In Nottingham. There was quite a big deal made of it, because he won his first ATP tournament that day.