Winning Olympic gold will be 'dream', 'ultimate moment': Murray

   Jul 15, 10:52 am

London, July 15 (ANI): British tennis champion Andy Murray has said winning the gold at the London Olympics is his dream, and added that if does achieve that goal, it would be the "ultimate moment".

The British No 1, who fell just short of becoming the first British man to win the Wimbledon men's singles title for 76 years, is convinced the Olympics is bigger than anything else in tennis.

According to The Mirror, Murray wants to make amends for his Beijing flop four years ago when he crashed out in the first round of the singles and was eliminated along with brother Jamie at the second-round stage of the doubles.

"I am desperate to win a gold at the Olympics. It would be the -ultimate moment," he was quoted, as saying.

"To me, the Olympics is the biggest sporting competition by miles. What's good for me, and gives me a chance of doing well, is that I'm at home and with friends and family. I can go home in the evening to see them and it's a lot more relaxing than other periods of the year," he added.

"And, I get to spend time in my own bed, which is a luxury for a tennis player. There will be pressure and stress and what not. But it will be a great tournament, sandwiched in between Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

"I'm looking forward to it as a spectator. I like watching other sports, in fact I love watching other sports. It's not like I'm only going to be watching tennis or football. I will get to see a bit of everything," Murray said. (ANI)

Top Mumbai cop says phones used to contact IPL bookies in India, Dubai and Pakistan May 18, 7:51 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Mumbai, Himanshu Roy revealed on Saturday 30 phones were used during the spot-fixing episode in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Full Story »
Spot-fixing row: N.Srinivasan calls the spot-fixers as 'dirty cricketers' May 18, 6:06 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) N.Srinivasan on Saturday termed the tainted Rajasthan Royals cricketers as "dirty cricketers" who have let the Indian Premier League (IPL) down and should be put behind bars.
Full Story »
Spot-fixing row: Mumbai Police get hold of Sreesanth's laptop (Update:-Spot-fixing) May 18, 5:19 pm
Mumbai, May 18 (ANI): Mumbai Police Crime Branch raided Sofitel Hotel in the city, the hotel in which spot-fixing protagonist S.Sreesanth was residing and has recovered a laptop belonging to him.
Full Story »
Amla 'not surprised' at Kirsten's decision to step down as coach May 18, 4:11 pm
Islamabad, May 18 (ANI): South African batsman Hashim Amla said that he is not surprised by the decision of Gary Kirsten to step down from the position of head coach of the team.
Full Story »
Comments

LATEST STORIES
TOP VIDEO STORIES
PHOTO GALLERY