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Sky Sports is celebrating its 25th birthday and as part of events we are looking back at some of the most memorable moments from the last quarter of a century, including Andy Murrays stunning US Open success in 2012. Murray ended one of British sports longest waits to emerge from the shadow of the great Fred Perry and become Britains first Grand Slam winner in 76 years after a gladiatorial battle against Novak Djokovic. Vote: Your favourite moments David Beckham has cast his vote, now its your turn It was a spellbinding 7-6 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 victory over the world No 1 that took four hours and 54 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium and in front of celebrity spectators including Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Sean Connery. After failing on four previous attempts to capture a major, Murray went into the contest against a man who had the best record on hard courts and a superior head-to-head record.It was a marathon first set at 87 minutes that featured the longest tie-break a US Open final has ever witnessed as Murray edged Djokovic 12-10. This week were celebrating 25 years of Sky Sports: Heres Andy Murrays chat with us after his five-set win over Novak Djokovic in the 2012 US Open final. Despite a fightback from Djokovic, who went from being four games down to levelling it at 5-5, Murray sealed the second set 7-5.As you would expect from a five-time major winner, Djokovic fought back and captured the third set 6-2 then restored parity by taking the fourth. Murrays New York success was his maiden Grand Slam title Then came a career-defining bathroom break by Murray as he took a time-out before a deciding-set shootout. That helped him refocus and leave the court with no regrets.The Dunblane dynamo came out and showed incredible resilience to break the Serb three times before sealing a remarkable victory.When Djokovic smashed a return long on championship point, the crowd rose to their feet to recognise Britains history-maker. Sky Sports Partnerships A look at how Sky Sports has invested in sport Also See: Beckham casts his verdict Sky Sports changes 1991-2016 25 years of boxing coverage Crickets memorable moments Anton Lindholm Avalanche Jersey . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. Mikko Rantanen Avalanche Jersey . After Gasquet beat fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, Tsonga followed up with a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win against sixth-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin in an all-French match. http://www.hockeyavalanche.com/authentic-philipp-grubauer-avalanche-jersey/ . 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He coached the Warriors to their first championship since moving West in 1975, then Golden State won again 40 years later in 2015.Ive seen a 100-point game, Attles said from his seat during a late timeout. Rick was such a great player and he cared about winning. In order to score the number of points he scored you have to have help from your teammates. I try to look at them individually because once you start comparing, someone is always going to be No. 2. Lets give him his credit.Attles joked he passed to Chamberlain for all those points. He actually had six assiists, while Guy Rodgers had 20 of the teams 39 overall in the 169-147 win against the Knicks at Hershey, Pennsylvania.ddddddddddddI think 50, Attles said with a chuckle of his assists total in the record-setter. I dont know. Guess what? We won the game. Thats all that matters.While Attles -- who is in his 57th year with the Warriors and recently celebrated his 80th birthday with extra-large cupcakes at Oracle -- was close with Chamberlain, when people ask about the 100-point performance, he still keeps it separate from other sensational showings like the onslaught by Thompson in just 29 minutes and three quarters against the Pacers.Because I played with Wilt, people always ask, `What do you think about Wilt scoring 100 points? I say, `Give him credit for what he did then, said Attles, now a community ambassador for the franchise in regular attendance at games.Its like apples and oranges. Theyre both good fruit. Its a matter of what you like. I was very close to Wilt, but you have to enjoy what they did that night. I enjoy any great performance. Im very happy to be here tonight. ' ' ' |
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