THE STAGE IS SET MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP But despite the hype, 127 men - including Roger Federer - block Andy Murray's path to the title, writes Stewart Fisher
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ANDY MURRAY, it seems, can only throw it away now. The hype around his chances of winning Wimbledon - already bubbling up nicely after his victory last week in the AEGON championship at Queen's - almost leapt off the chart when Rafael Nadal confirmed his withdrawal due to tendinitis in his knees on Friday night.
The Spaniard's decision, which made him the first defending champion since Goran Ivanisevic in 2002 not to defend his crown, left the Scot as the top seed in the top half of the draw. The consensus being that fate has cleared a path for the Scot to reign supreme at the All England club, his rightful place secured as the first British winner of this title since Fred Perry in 1936, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of the man whose garments he so nonchalantly models.See the full content of this document
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THE STAGE IS SET MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP But despite the hype, 127 men - including Roger Federer - block Andy Murray's path to the title, writes Stewart Fisher
The only problem is that 127 other tennis players will arrive at SW19 with their own personal back stories and their own grand designs to make their mark on this tournament. Not least Roger Federer who, not content with being probably the...
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