Sport: Murray Mania 运动: 穆雷狂热
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/furniture_835477/bbc_tae_219_murray_mania.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px]It is that time of year again, everyone is eating [b]strawberries with cream[/b], drinking [b]Pimms with lemonade[/b] and watching the world's best tennis players [b]battling for supremacy[/b] at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship.
[p=21, 2, left]However there is something very different this year. Britain has a [b]high-ranking[/b] player who just might have a[b]chance[/b] of winning the title. The British public are very excited and are eagerly following the [b]progress[/b] of 22-year-old Andrew Murray.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Murray is currently ranked third in the world for men's singles, behind the[b]legends[/b] that are Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. This is an even more[b]impressive feat[/b] when you consider that he only [b]turned pro[/b] in 2005.[/p][p=21, 2, left]He currently holds three [b]Masters titles[/b] which include a win over Nadal in Rotterdam in February of this year. So it is not surprising that the public's[b]expectations[/b] are high. Everyone is waiting to see if Murray can reach and win the 2009 Wimbledon final. Murray clearly thinks he can win. In an interview published on his official website, he says:[/p][p=21, 2, left]"I believe I can win Wimbledon. That's not changed since the first match. But, like I said, I'm gonna have to play great tennis to do it."[/p][p=21, 2, left]Winning Wimbledon would be a feat for any tennis player but if Murray wins, he would become the first British male to take the title since Fred Perry in 1934. And let's hope a win will [b]put a smile on his face[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left][b]Renowned[/b] for being [b]somewhat dour[/b] and not very [b]chatty[/b], Murray is fairly[b]guarded[/b] about his personal life. What we do know is that he comes from a very sporty family.[/p][p=21, 2, left]His older brother is a successful tennis player and took the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2007. His mother is a [b]tennis coach[/b] in Scotland and his grandfather used to play football for the Scottish teams Hibernian and Stirling Albion.[/p][p=21, 2, left]His sporty family have fully [b]backed[/b] and helped develop Murray's tennis career. But it [b]remains to be seen[/b] whether this young Scot [b]has what it takes[/b] to get to the final and become a Wimbledon champion.[/p][p=21, 2, left]At least we won't have to wait too long to find out. The 2009 men's final is scheduled for 5 July.[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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