A Brit Finally Wins Wimbledon

Wimbledon is about the only tennis tournament I watch all year long. I usually try to catch the semi-finals and I always watch the Gentlemen's Final. This year it was #1 seed Novak Djokovic versus #2 Andy Murray from Great Britain. Tim Henman had a window of about 5 years where he was probably good enough to win it and Murray has been in contention for the past 3 or 4 years but never could quite get over the top. He was able to beat Djokovic in straight sets and is the first player from Great Britain to win in 77 years. Fred Perry in 1936 was the last. As far as the match itself goes, all I can say is I really miss serve-and-volley tennis. Playing from the baseline commits yourself to long rallies and more unforced errors and I believe that is where the match turned. I don't think that it was that Murray that played so well, it was that Djokovic made a ton of errors. At one point, ESPN showed a stat that said Murray had ran 1.35 miles and Djokovic had only ran 1.15 miles. Really all that matters in the end is that Murray was holding the Championship trophy over his head. He finally made the British fans proud.