Wimbledon Review

Big names fell, and the hometown hero won the Wimbledon this year. The women's side lost it's star power quickly. Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams both failed to progress to nor past the semifinals. While big names such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal lost in the early rounds of the Wimbeldon, competitive stars such as Novak Djockovic and Andy Murray. In the end, Britishman Andy Murray won in an heart warming, exhilarating finale.

Nadal fell first, foreshadowing the rise of the rest at the Wimbeldon. Federer was next, defeated in four sets. In the Women's tournament, Sharapova lost in the second round. Serena Williams made a sizable run, but lost out in the fourth round to finalist Sabina Lisicki. Many big names fell, but two were left stars were left to battle in the finals.

Andy Murray, the boy from Dunblane, Scotland, the site of a school shooting in 1996 faced Novak Djockovic, ranked number one in the world. It took three sets for Andy Murray to win his first Grand Slam. Andy Murray was the first Britishman to win the Men's Wimbeldon in 77 years. He also won the Olympic gold medal last year at Wimbeldon. ESPN's Outside the Lines did a very well thought out feature on Andy Murray's journey.

The third Grand Slam of the year is through with, there's one more to go. Will the US Open feature more upsets, or will the stars shine in New York? Only time will tell how the world of tennis will continue to reveal itself.