Can the king of Queens be crown prince of Centre Court?
Friday, 19, Jun 2009 01:43Does Andy Murray’s victory at Queen’s Club mean he can follow it up by becoming the first British Wimbledon men’s singles champion since Fred Perry, asks inthenews.co.uk’s James Christie. Wimbledon 2009 promises to be an unusual tournament. It’s the first time there will be a sliding roof covering Centre Court. It’s the first time since 2003 that Roger Federer won’t be striding on to the world’s most famous patch of grass as defending champion. And it’s also the first time in the professional era that the draw will feature a Brit who has won the prestigious Queen’s Club warm-up event. That man is Andy Murray and the 22-year-old will be aware that it is a triumph which often augurs well for a fruitful Wimbledon campaign as the likes of John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt and Rafael Nadal have used success in the tournament as a springboard to win Wimbledon the same year. But what perhaps gets overlooked is the number of Queen’s champions wh
