Andy Murray ultimately brings order to an otherwise wild Wimbledon

• This match will not be forgotten anytime soon. The impact of this convulsive match will resonate for a long time. Murray instantly becomes a British hero;

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• This match will not be forgotten anytime soon. The impact of this convulsive match will resonate for a long time. Murray instantly becomes a British hero; knighthood is forthcoming. He has now reached the finals of five of the last six big events (including the Olympics) in the men's game, winning three of them. And more immediately, he made the ultimate order of an otherwise chaotic tournament.

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Published Jul 7, 2013 | Modified Jul 7, 2013

JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat, sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for “60 Minutes” and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor’s in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City and Paris with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.

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