Andy Murray serves against Serbia’s Victor Troicki in a Men’s Singles match in the third round of the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club. Photo: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images.
So that’s week one out of the way at Wimbledon and it’s a case of so far so good. Not just for Andy Murray but for Roger Federer too and the prospects of the final most people in this country want to see. Partisan considerations aside, the reason one would like to see a Murray-Federer final is that they’re the two most interesting players to watch and the two best shot-makers in the game. And, of course, a Murray-Federer final would guarantee a splendid, pleasing result: either a first slam for Murray or Federer’s record-breaking 15th. It would be a final with no downside.
Granted, there’s plenty of tennis to be played before we reach that point and either man could be defeated by an opponent playing at the top of their game.
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