Viva Espana. Andy Murray beat Gilles Simon in straight sets to win the Madrid Masters. The Brits finally have something to cheer about. The US Open finalist is the first Brit to win four titles in a season and the first Brit to finish the year at number four since Fred Perry in 1936. A couple of Brits have reached number four but never finished the year there. Murray won two Master Series Events, Cincinnati and Madrid and two other titles in Doha and Marseille. Murray beat Federer in the semifinals while Simon defeated Nadal and will be bumped up to number nine in the rankings.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Murray Madness
Viva Espana. Andy Murray beat Gilles Simon in straight sets to win the Madrid Masters. The Brits finally have something to cheer about. The US Open finalist is the first Brit to win four titles in a season and the first Brit to finish the year at number four since Fred Perry in 1936. A couple of Brits have reached number four but never finished the year there. Murray won two Master Series Events, Cincinnati and Madrid and two other titles in Doha and Marseille. Murray beat Federer in the semifinals while Simon defeated Nadal and will be bumped up to number nine in the rankings.
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