Andy Murray ended Britain’s 77-year drought without a Wimbledon winner by defeating Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final.
Murray defeated Djokovic in straight sets to earn his second Grand Slam trophy and first at his ‘home’ tournament.
The Scotsman’s career peaked with two Wimbledon victories in 2013 and 2016, although Murray holds another tournament as more ’emotional’.
After he won his first Wimbledon in 2013, the three-time Grand Slam champion revealed how Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson helped him lift the trophy.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s advice for Andy Murray during Wimbledon 2013
Murray was superb at Wimbledon, overcoming Jerzy Janowicz, Fernando Verdasco, Mikhail Youzhny, and Tommy Robredo to lift the trophy.
After he had won the tournament, Murray gave an interview with The Independent, in which he revealed some details about his mental preparation for the tournament.
The Scot detailed a meeting with legendary Manchester United manager and confirmed how he helped him win the tournament.
“He said to me that one of the things he built his teams on was consistency and concentration,” Murray revealed.
“If you can concentrate throughout an entire match you’ll gain that consistency,” added the former World No. 1. “That was something I tried to do throughout the tournament.”
He concluded: “It is something I try to do, but it emphasises the point a bit more when someone like him says it to you.”
Murray also won an ATP Tour Finals and two Olympic Gold Medals during his illustrious 19-year tennis career.
Where Tim Henman ranks Andy Murray alongside the best players of all time
Tim Henman was able to see up close just how good Murray was on the court, but he still doesn’t put him in the upper echelons of the men’s game.
“On the men’s, I would say top 20 15 to 20 I would go,” confirmed Henman on BBC’s 6 Love 6 about where Murray would rank alongside the best players in the world.
Henman then listed off players he thought were better than Murray after John McEnroe accused of him being harsh.
“Becker, Edberg, Wilander, Connors, McEnroe, Lendl,” listed Henman. “Andy was brilliant, amazing, but I’d put those guys ahead. Sampras, Agassi, Laver, Rosewall. I could name 15 ahead of Andy, easily. Borg.”
McEnroe, meanwhile, argued he could be considered one of the top 10 best players of all time, for his 11 Grand Slam finals alone.
