IT was wonderful witnessing Andy Murray making tennis history in New York on Monday.
The Scot became our first British Grand Slam champion since Fred Perry in 1936 as he beat Novak Djokovic at Flushing Meadow.
The feat was all the more remarkable because of three factors.
Murray has had to win his Slam in an era that has seen regularly tackling three of the best tennis players of all time in Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and the aforementioned Djokovic.
He has also had to carry the constant weight of being the Brit who would surely break through after all those years of heartache and disappointment since the reign of Perry.
And, thirdly, he has had to overcome his own demons and self-doubts - including the fact that he witnessed the Dunblane massacre as a schoolboy when he was just eight, surviving by hiding under a desk.
No wonder he has seemed such an introverted, serious young man over the years.
Andy Murray - we salute you. Enjoy your success and all the acclaim that comes with it.
You deserve it, sir.
FRANK WORRALL
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