Andy Murray. Britain's great hope. Our one chance of summer salvation. And he's a fighter; a grinder; a superstar.
Today, at one o'clock, he takes on powerful Frenchman, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Quarter-finals of WImbledon. Murray has won 3 of the 4 Grand Slam Quarter FInals he has appeared in, reaching the finals of the US and Australian (losing both to Federer), and the Semis of wimbledon (losing that match to Andy Roddick of the USA last year).
Murray and Tsonga are a good match-up: both have all-over-court skills, with Tsonga hitting 85 aces so far in this year's tournament to Murray's 65. Murray is a defter player than Jo-Wilfried, but the Frenchman is brutally offensive. His shots come at you with some zip: fortunate it is, then, that Murray is regarded as the best returner in the world.
If Murray wins today, which I expect him to, he will not only have made it to the Semi-Finals of Wimbledon 2 years running, but also be one match away from playing in the final - a feat not managed by a Brit for longer than it is comfortable to acknowledge.
With his Scottish pride and the hopes of Britain to spur him on, this could well be the year Murray becomes a man.
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