Middle England was a tough crowd for an ornery young Scot and his manner upset the snobs. He was always swearing on court, at himself and everyone else. Even when he won his first grand slam title, the US Open in , he cursed a blue streak while he was doing it. Murray apologised for the language but he never apologised for being himself. You need to make sure that you stay true to yourself. That attitude has served him well.
He wants to win, with an unsettling fervour he has yet to control. In the summer of we saw the truth of that when Murray started crying after he lost the Wimbledon final to Roger Federer in four sets. To some, he can come across as grumpy, sullen and miserable which makes it hard for those who see him this way to warm to him.
Others see a young man with a very dry sense of humor who has been practically forced into subduing his personality, in part due to the British media backlash to misconstrued comments he made about the English football team when he was younger. On the court, his style of play is just as divisive.
Arguably the best returner on the tour, his grinding style of play is not always to the taste of those raised on the attacking style of Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. But the Scotsman fought back to win, setting up a third round match against Canadian Denis Shapovalov tomorrow.
The two-time Wimbledon winner has won fans across Great Britain with his performances at the tournament since making his first appearance in However, Murray once fumed at the suggestion he "hates England" after he expressed his support for Scottish independence. On the day of the Scottish independence referendum in , Murray announced he would be voting Yes. When I compete for Great Britain, I love it. That's a fact.
However, Murray also revealed he had become frustrated with the suggestion he didn't like England. I live here. I live here. Some of my family are English.
It is just nonsense. The end result was a shattering of confidence between Murray and his home fans, with the luke-warm support he received from a predominantly English crowd in the first half of his career playing at Wimbledon evidence of the damage this fake story had caused. Murray admitted he recoiled into himself as he developed a huge distrust of the media, with his sparkling performances on the court not allowing him to win over his critics until, as is often the case with British sports fans, the nation found a way to love Andy in his most agonising moment.
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