Andy Murray, the world number 4, was aiming to be the first
British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win a major single title.
But the Swiss best, Roger Federer, denied him once again by
winning 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to match Pete Sampras’ record of 7 Wimbledon
title, and regain the world number one ranking.
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| Federer won his seventh Wimbledon and reclaimed the world number 1 ranking |
The Briton, however, was able to win his first set in a
Grand Slam final, something that he wasn’t able to do, partly due to his
inexperience and nervousness. Mentality, on the other hand, wasn’t shown on Murray ’s game last night
as he started off excellently.
The Fed Express was the one that seemed to be under pressure
as he uncharacteristically started off slow and gave Murray the early lead of 2-0 in the first
set. Murray
kept on coming at it, and got the first set after another break in the 10th
game.
In second set, both players were consistent in their service
game. Federer hel 6-5 before going on his attack. Coming from 15-40 down he
leveled the match with a sensational backhand drop volley.
Third set was halted because of heavy rain and for the first
time the roof was closed in a Wimbledon final.
This was the turning point of the game as Federer’s near perfect game indoor.
Even so, Federer fully deserved his victory as his splendid
display in the last two sets. We once again saw the man that was above everyone
else, as he fired shots after shots from forehand to backhand, slice to lob.
Despite being the younger in the final, Murray
fell down 3 times in the third set and chasing the ball with heavy feet in
fourth set.
17 Grand Slam title and 286 week as world number one for
Federer, the arguably all time best.
“It’s amazing. It equals me with Pete Sampras, who’s my
hero,” said Federer, who lost in the quarterfinals at the All England Club 2010
and 2011. “It just feels amazing”.
“This year I guess I decided in the bigger matches to take
it more to my opponent instead of waiting a bit more for mistakes”.
“Yeah, this is I guess how you want to win Wimbledon, is by
going after your shots, believing you can do it, and that’s what I was able to
do today. It’s special”.
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| Tears had been shed for Murray, he now has lost all his four Grand Slam finals |
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