Andy Murray gets stamp of approval – Tennis News
British number one tennis player, Andy Murray’s Olympic success has been honoured on a first-class stamp in United Kingdom. The stamp portrays the Scot winning gold medal and is on sale all over Great Britain. Mustering his success further, Royal Mail painted a red post box gold in Murray’s hometown of Dunblane.
The 25-year-old displayed flawless skills at the London Olympics 2012, a major sports event taking place after every four years. His superb skills awarded him a gold medal and made him the first British man to capture the Olympic singles gold medal in tennis in 104 years.
Ranked fourth in the South African Airways ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour Rankings, Murray bowed out to world number one, Roger Federer, in the title-round at the Wimbledon Championships a month ago. However, he bounced back at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in this event and stunned second seeded Novak Djokovic in straight sets en route to the final showdown. In the re-match of Wimbledon final, Murray perfected his game to crush the 17-time Grand Slam champion, Federer, with a breadstick.
The jubilant Scot reflected after grabbing the gold medal:
"The biggest win of my life. This week's been absolutely incredible, I've had a lot of fun. I felt so fresh on the court today. I didn't feel nervous really at all, apart from at the beginning of the match. The support's been unbelievable."
After Royal Mail painted the post box gold in Dunblane, Judy Murray (Andy’s mother) shared a photo of Postman John Elliot on Dunblane high street and stated in the social networking site:
“Dunblane's got a golden post box. And a brand new stamp. First Class.”
Not only Murray was rewarded with the next day stamp but Great Britain’s remaining athletes who bagged gold medals were also privileged with this honour. United Kingdom has won a total of 18 gold medals at the moment and Royal Mail issued stamps for all of these contestants. It included Heather Stanning and Helen Glover’s gold triumph in Women’s Pairs Rowing on Wednesday through Jason Kenny for Men’s Track Cycling Sprint on Monday.
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