“It hasn’t obviously been easy because a lot can happen in four years”.
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Murray then went on to reach the Australian and French Open finals and won Wimbledon for the second time.
“What he’s had to go through over the last three years or so with his wrists – I can’t imagine how mentally hard that would have been”, said the Briton.
Murray was chosen as Great Britain’s flag-bearer before the Games, and the world number two revealed the privilege he felt at being able to conclude his Olympics with another gold. Del Potro had different plans.
Four years ago, Murray thrilled his home fans in London by taking Roger Federer out in the finale, and on Sunday in Rio, he squeezed by del Potro in an electric gold-medal match. They say I was plucky choosing Amélie but, truth be told, if anyone was plucky it was Amélie shes the one whos taken the heat.
So when Del Potro sent a backhand into the net to end the match, Murray dropped his head, more relieved than thrilled.
Speaking to ITV’s Lorraine, Judy Murray continued: “I lasted about three games with the sound on and then actually it’s very hard listening to what the commentators are saying about your child, so it’s actually easier to watch it with just drowning them out”.
So here’s del Potro looking in a bit of pain.
“I missed seeing Andy win in London and I think that’s why I came out here to see him win in Rio”.
“To defend the singles title”.
Andy Murray was in tears as he made history in Brazil in the early hours of this morning, becoming the first male to win back-to-back tennis singles golds at the Olympics.
“He’d done fantastic, really, to get back to playing and competing again at this level after all of the issues he had”, Murray said. But in defeat, the former US Open champion proved he’s a threat again.
“Who knows about Tokyo in four years”.
The women’s doubles was more straightforward, as Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina beat five-time major victor Martina Hingis and Swiss partner Timea Bacsinszky 6-4 6-4, denying Hingis in her bid for gold 20 years after her last Olympic Games at Atlanta 1996.
As the players gathered themselves ahead of the medal ceremony, Hand said: “We’ve had macho tennis, but not a macho response, right?” She cheered on Simone Biles and Simone Manuel after their incredible gold medal wins in gymnastics and swimming, respectively.
Speaking after the match he said: “At 33 I’m not sure I’ll be at the same level”.
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In the mixed doubles final, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock won an All-American fight, beating Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 10-7.
