All new Murray

Seen as a counter-puncher with no distinct style of his own in his early days,it was coach Ivan Lendl who brought the required rub of aggression to Murrays game. During his playing days,the Czech was known for his relentless focus on training and ice-cold nerve. As coach,he helped Murray deal with what was becoming a downward spiral. The increased focus on conditioning trainers Jez Green and Matt Lee were instrumental in helping Murray develop the physique and stamina required of an athlete was borne out by those never-ending rallies and amazing retrievals during the Wimbledon final.

Lendl,himself a multi-slam winner,but never a champion on grass,was finally smiling on the last day of the championship,fulfilling a dream through his ward. Dunblane,where Murray was born,post-7/7/2013,will no more be associated only with the mindless primary shoot-out of 1996. Scotland will now have a new ambassador. British athletes,too,have just got an image makeover. No more will they be the nice guys who always finish second. And Prime Minister James Cameron can walk into a sporting arena without the fear of being booed. Seldom has a win mattered so much to so many.