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It was a turbulent affair at the US Tennis final yesterday between Andy Murray and defending champion Novak Djokovic. The weekend’s tornado caused thankfully no fatalities or much damage but didn’t half play havoc with the serve and cross court coverage of these two passionate players.

Flushing Meadows might as well been the coliseum where two gladiators were battling it out rather than a corporate tennis court flushed with chilled chardonnay. 

Much was riding on the efforts of Andy Murray who had been in four Grand Slam finals with no joy thus harboring British doubts that the last person to win a major was Fred Perry in 1936 would stay that way. No pressure then Andy?

The desire for a major had become an obsession for Queen and Country and the relentless press. The burden heaped on Murray’s shoulders must have been exhausting and confounding. 

After a disappointing Wimbledon final losing to Roger Federer a repeat match for gold in the Olympics saw a transformed player. 
Winning the gold has been monumental in the confidence building started by his coach and champion Ivan Lendl. 

Fittingly so Lendl lost his first four grand slams before marching on to eight titles. His involvement has been a much needed catalyst to kick start the often dour Scot into a more relaxed focused player.

Wickedly, in true British humor he was portrayed as British when winning and Scottish when losing. This naturally upsets Scotland’s chief wanker Sir Sean Connery or James Bond who was in attendance along with Manchester United’s manager Alex Ferguson, Scotland’s second favorite son.

Andy is Scottish not British! Connery would retort, all coming from a man who wants independence from Britain but accepted a Knighthood and lives in the Bahamas! Nice reasoning Mr. Bond. 

I know Sean, it’s the weather, but the Scottish weather helped Andy navigate the hefty winds on Arthur Ash to spectacular win against former champ and ‘Dr. No’ Djokovic

Now back to the Tennis; this was a five hour, five set epic with displays of excellence by both players that inspire one as much as the Olympics and Para Olympics did this summer, which is more than can be said about our footballer players regardless of what country they come from.

Sir Andy Murray? Stop it Mr. Bond…