Perhaps the only thing Australians enjoy more than a winner is an underdog. And so, on a balmy summer’s evening in Melbourne, at a venue where he has suffered more than his fair share of heartache, Andy Murray played what may yet turn out to be his last ever match with almost 15,000 fans hanging on his every move.
And for long spells, belief was somehow suspended. Murray, dressed in dark blue and white, straining at every turn, matched Roberto Bautista Agut, a Spaniard ranked world No 22 in some of the best form of his life. For a few glorious hours, it was hard to tell that this might be it. “Isn’t he supposed to be injured?” one fan muttered?
Written by Simon Cambers in Melbourne
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/14/andy-murray-vintage-display-underdog-defiance-australian-open under the title “Andy Murray thrills one more time with vintage display of underdog defiance | Simon Cambers”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
