Murray’s victory quest

TEN MEMORABLE YEARS AT SW19

Andy Murray will make his 10th appearance at Wimbledon and his first as a married man. Here is his championship record.

2005 – Murray made his senior Wimbledon debut at the age of 18. He had won the US Open juniors nine months previously and justified the growing hype by reaching the third round with victories against George Bastl and 14th seed Radek Stepanek. He almost beat former finalist David Nalbandian but cramp took its toll.

2006 – Victories against Nicolas Massu and Julien Benneteau set up a blockbuster match against top-five player and former finalist Andy Roddick, which Murray brilliantly won in straight sets. The Scot could not maintain that standard and lost to Marcos Baghdatis in the fourth round.

2008 – After missing the 2007 championships with a wrist injury, Murray was looking to make up for lost time. He and Richard Gasquet contested a fourthround classic, Murray winning from two sets and a break down before bowing out to Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals.

2009 – With Nadal unable to defend his title because of injury, Murray was the highest seed in his half of the draw. He fended off Stan Wawrinka over five sets in the first match to be played entirely under the new Centre Court roof but lost to Roddick in the semifinals.

2010 – Murray came into Wimbledon in indifferent form but soon picked up the pace. A victory against Gilles Simon in front of the Queen was a highlight and in the quarter-finals he fended off big-hitting Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Nadal, on his way to the title, had Murray’s measure in the semi-finals.

2011 – Nadal again in the semi-finals, and another heartbreaker of a defeat, this time in four sets. Murray said: “It’s tough. But I’m giving it my best each time. I’m trying my hardest. That’s all I can do. I’m disappointed.”

2012 – This time Murray reached the final, and had the nation abuzz as he attempted to become the first home men’s singles champion since Fred Perry in 1936. Opponent Roger Federer had other ideas though. Despite making a great start, Murray lost 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 as Federer landed his seventh Wimbledon title. Revenge of a kind came in the London 2012 Olympic final, back at Wimbledon, as Murray thrashed Federer.

2013 – Murray guaranteed himself Wimbledon immortality as he took apart Novak Djokovic in a remarkably one-sided final, prevailing 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to deliver one of the great British sporting moments.

2014 – A chastening straight-sets loss to Grigor Dimitrov ended Murray’s Wimbledon title defence in the quarter-finals.

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