From a Triangle to a Square: Andy Murray Making History

Oh boy, now I’ve got to swallow my pride. I will always say that Tim Henman in his day was better than Andy Murray. Henman oozed charisma; he excited a nation and spearheaded mostly a lone fight for British tennis for many years.

Andy, on the other hand, alienated half of the UK, his overly nationalistic Scottish routes providing a picture of an arrogant, selfish and undeserving sports star.

The fact that his brother beat him not once but twice to a Grand Slam final definitely gave me renewed faith that karma always prevails.

Only now, Andy has gone and done it! The one thing that Henman should have done against Ivanesevic, but the one thing that the British weather stopped him from doing; reaching a Grand Slam final.

Congratulations do have to go to Andy. He defeated a player who made Roger Federer look like an amateur just two months ago on the French courts earlier this year.

And where the weather ripped Henman’s dreams of a Grand Slam final away from him, the same did not happen for Murray. He reached his first final just a couple of days after his brother made his second.

Good luck to him. The evil inside me hopes Federer will embarrass him with a straight -sets win, with a double of (if I’m lucky) a triple break in each set. But then there’s also a part of me that hopes he can put in a polished performance to increase the level of improvement currently being witnessed in British tennis.

Jamie Murray is becoming a celebrated doubles star, Anne Keothavong has transformed into a force to be reckoned with, and gutsy Elena Baltacha is getting closer to easing herself into a top 100 in the not-so-distant future.

Either way, I will be following the men’s final with great interest. It could be the ultimate beginning for Andy, and could change the top-level rostrum in men’s tennis from a triangle into a square.

The British nation is watching, and especially those glory supporter Scots!