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The Tennis Podcast

Episode 12: Andy Murray - Grand Slam champion! Reaction from Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, Sir Alex Ferguson, Kevin Spacey

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Sports & Recreation, Sports, Wimbledon, Tennis

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2012

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

After 76 years, Great Britain finally has a Grand Slam mens singles champion, and the Tennis Podcast reviews the heart-stopping moment that Andy Murray realised his dream. Courtesy of BBC Radio 5 Live, we bring you the reaction of Murray's coach Ivan Lendl, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey. We also talk to Mats Wilander, who predicts the No.1 ranking and multiple Grand Slam titles for Murray, and Billie-Jean King about the 'best women's US Open final ever'. 

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76 years of British pain are over and the nation has a grand slam men's singles champion

0:48.4

again.

0:49.4

Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic in an absolute classic and we'll have a full review here

0:54.4

with Ivan Lendel, Mats Vellander, Billy Jean King, Sir Alex Ferguson and the actor Kevin

1:00.5

Spacy.

1:01.5

All right here on the tenors podcast.

1:04.5

Well Catherine, where on earth do we start after all that?

1:07.8

The most extraordinary final, I think I've ever seen, I mean maybe it's because I was actually

1:12.4

in the stadium at the time, I saw the last four or five games from behind the left shoulder

1:17.9

of Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager and to be in the stadium when Andy

1:24.0

Murray won a grand slam title is a moment that I will personally never forget.

1:29.8

And then to speak to Alex Ferguson, Kevin Spacy, Sean Connery and Ivan Lendel straight

1:36.0

after as well, was just a wee bit surreal, I have to be quiet on this.

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