Andy Murray's golden moments: Scotland's greatest tennis star in pictures

Andy Murray’s golden moments: Scotland’s greatest tennis star in pictures

Posted by Admin August 1, 2024 Tennis

Legendary tennis star Andy Murray poured blood, sweat and tears into an illustrious and historic 20-year career.

Despite being up against three of the sport’s greatest ever players including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, the Scot has more than held his own at the very top level.

With three grand slam titles, two Olympic golds, 11 major final appearances and a spell as world number one, he has cemented his name as one of the country’s greatest ever sportsmen.

It will come to an end at the Paris 2024 Olympics where he is competing in the doubles tournament for Team GB alongside Dan Jarvis.

We take a look back as some of the golden moments of an unbelievable career.

2004: Junior US Open champion

A youthful Murray burst onto the scene in style by winning the Junior US Open boys at the age of 17 in 2004.

The teenager from Dunblane beat Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky in straight sets with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the final to become the first-ever British winner of the tournament.

2012: US Open and first grand slam title

Eight years after winning the junior’s title he returned to the States to claim his first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows.

He defeated Novak Djokovic by three sets to two in the final, four years after a defeat to Roger Federer in his first major final at the same event.

It was his fifth Grand Slam after falling at the final hurdle on four occasions at the US Open, twice at the Australian Open and once at Wimbledon.

2012: Olympic gold at London games

British No.1 Andy Murray poses with his gold post box as he returns to Dunblane after recently being crowned US Open champion and winning gold and silver medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games. SNS Group

At the London Olympics in 2012 he defeated Roger Federer, who he had lost to in three previous finals including Wimbledon just a month earlier, in straight sets to claim the gold medal.

He lost only one set on his way to become the first British man to win gold in Olympic tennis in over 100 years and also added a silver medal by reaching the final of the mixed doubles with Laura Robson.

2013: Wimbledon champion as history made on centre court

Sheer delight on the face of Andy Murray after clinching a straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon. SNS Group

A year after becoming the first male British tennis player to reach the final of Wimbledon since 1938 he achieved a lifelong ambition by winning the tournament in 2013.

In the final, he defeated favourite Novak Djokovic in straight sets to become the first British male to win the famous trophy since Fred Perry in 1936 and the first Scot to win any singles event at Wimbledon since Edinburgh born Harold Mahoney in 1896.

2013: BBC Sport Personality of the Year

The Duke of Kent (left) looks on as Andy Murray lifts the Wimbledon trophy. SNS Group

Following on from his victory at Wimbledon he was named as the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year for the first time.

2015: Davis Cup victory

Andy Murray celebrates as Great Britain qualify for the Final of the Davis Cup SNS Group

In 2015 Murray captained Great Britain to a memorable Davis Cup victory with a string of impressive performances.

Wins against France in London, Australia in Glasgow and Belgium in Brussels gave Team GB their first Davis Cup triumph since the 1930s

2015: Second SPOTY award

Murray was named as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the second time in 2015 following Davis Cup victory and reaching final of Australian Open. SNS Group

In 2015 he was named as the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year for the second time in three years.

It came following his captain’s performance in the Davis Cup victory and reaching the final of the Australian Open.

2016: Wimbledon double in final grand slam victory

The 2016 Wimbledon Gentleman's Singles Winner Andy Murray — The 2016 Wimbledon Gentleman’s Singles Winner Andy Murray SNS Group

If he hadn’t already secured his place among the greatest British sporting heroes of all time then 2016 was the year he set it in stone.

Not only did he reach the finals of both the Australian Open and the French Open he also became the official number 1 ranked player in the world.

But the biggest achievement of them all was his second Wimbledon and third Grand Slam title secured with a straight sets win over Milos Raonic in the final.

2016: Victory in Rio makes it back-to-back Olympic golds

Andy Murray poses with his Gold medal after defeating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the Men's singles final at Olympic Tennis Centre on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. — Andy Murray poses with his Gold medal after defeating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the Men’s singles final at Olympic Tennis Centre on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Getty Images

The cherry on top of the icing on the cake for 2016 came in Rio when he claimed back-to-back gold medals with victory at the Olympic Games in Brazil.

He became the first player, male or female, to win two consecutive gold medals in the tennis singles events by defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the final which lasted over four hours.

Murray became the only man in history to win singles titles at the Olympic Games, a Grand Slam, a Masters 1000 event and the Year-End Championships in the same calendar year.

2016: Consecutive SPOTY award and third in four years

In 2016 he was rewarded for a successful year by being named the Sports Personality of the Year for a third time and second consecutive year in a row.