A detailed insight into the performance of Andy Murray throughout the 2012 season – Tennis Special
The 2012 season was a dream year for British number one Andy Murray as he broke his duck and won his first ever grand slam title by winning the US Open.
The first ATP tournament in which the young Scot contested was the Brisbane International. He was the top seeded contestant and prevailing over all the rivals like Gilles Muller, Marcos Baghdatis, Bernard Tomic and finally in the end defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov.
He contested until the semi-finals of the Australian Open Grand Slam Championship held at the hard courts of Melbourne. He exhibited a decent pace in the tournaments, defeating his challengers in maximum three sets. In the final round, the Brit faced the
reigning world number one, Novak Djokovic. Initially, Murray struggled and tried his best to upset the higher ranked participant but lost after a breath taking five set match.
In the start of the season, the British challenger was unable to withstand the pressure at the hands of the higher ranked professional. Nonetheless, he continued his journey with a strong resolve and qualified until the final round for most of the championships.
He nudged past the Serbian contestant, Djokovic, in the semi-final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. In the final round, he was powerless in front of the Swiss Maestro, Roger Federer, and lost through a 5-7, 4-6 loss.
As the year progressed, winning started to get easier for the Scot. He had more grip on his game than before and nudged forward with a determined approach to secure a better rank than before. In the Sony Ericsson Open held at the hard courts of Miami, he
prevailed over the more experienced and senior professionals like Gilles Simon and Janko Tipsarevic in the initial rounds.
The right-hander challenger was unable to prove his true potential on most of the clay courts tournament. He received straights sets shocker at the hands of the Canadian rival, Milos Raonic, in the quarter-finals of the Open Sabadell Atlántico held in Barcelona,
Spain.
The British challenger could not break the ice, and simply contested until the quarter-finals of the French Open. As the king of clay, Rafael Nadal, dominated the courts of Garros Roland, it became impossible for Murray to take the lead. Due to this, many
critics devalued the British, considering his past win a simple game of chance. He pocketed away his loss at the hands of Spanish rival, David Ferrer, after a competitive four set thriller.
What makes the 25-year-old special is his remarkable performance at All England Lawn Tennis courts this year. He stunned his detractors with his remarkable transcending win in the Grand Slam and even conquered his competitors from whom he lost earlier. He
took maximum advantage of his home ground but in the final round suffered a heavy loss at the hands of the Swiss veteran, Roger Federer.
Reigning world number three, made an impress comeback on his tennis fans at the London 2012 Olympics. He secured the greatest win in his career, against the 31-year-old, Federer. This surely enhanced his self-assurance, and ending his long awaited desire
to capitalize on a major title. Furthermore, he secured a silver medal in the mixed doubles category with compatriot Laura Robson.
At US Open, he struggled to battle through all the over powering odds and snatched the final grand slam title of the year. This widened his horizon as tennis professional and granted him a fair chance to become the world number one in the year 2013.
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