Rejuvenated Andy Murray dispatches Federer to win gold
London: It was revenge time for Britain No. 1 Andy Murray. He clinched an Olympic gold medal at 2012 London Olympics outclassing the World No. 1 Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the men’s singles final on Sunday.Murray spoiled Federer’s birthday party (August 08) as he defeated him in three straight sets.
It was the same Centre Court where Murray had lost the Wimbledon final against the Swiss a month back. But on Sunday, Murray gave Federer no chance whatsoever and defeated him convincingly.
Both the players were in sublime form ahead of the final. Roger Federer had defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 19-17, in a semifinal that went on for 4 hours, 26 minutes.
Murray on the other hand moved to the final with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over second-seeded Novak Djokovic in the second semi-final.
Not to forget, Andy Murray was the runner up at Wimbledon men’s final earlier this year where he was defeated by Federer, who ended his Grand Slam drought.
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