Murray Wins Wimbledon!

I found this great article by Drew Lilley

“Murray wins Wimbledon” is a headline which British journalists have been dying to write for years now, but of course they already had just such an opportunity in 2007. This was the year that Jamie Murray, elder brother of Andy, partnered soon-to-be singles world No.1 Jelena Jankovic to victory in the mixed doubles.

The success had the two vital ingredients for the UK tabloid press: a home-grown hero and a “leggy” (their words) partner who was happy to fuel the speculation that this was no mere on-court marriage of convenience – this was indeed a “love match”. "When it was a breakpoint I was telling him if he got a good return he would get many kisses, but he kept putting it out,” sighed Jelena in many a post-match press conference, giving the ever-burgeoning media throng exactly what they wanted. When the pairing overcame Jonas Bjorkman and Alicia Molik in a three-set final, the fairy-tale was complete. They danced at the Champions’ Ball and there was even talk of Jelena being invited to spend Christmas up in Scotland with the Murrays.

Since then, things have cooled. Jelena is concentrating on her singles career, Jamie has married a waitress from Dunblane and the journos are still waiting to dust off their “Murray wins Wimbledon” headlines.