Seventy four years have passed since a British tennis player has won a tennis major, but Andy Murray might just be the man to break the curse as he advanced to the finals of the Australian Open on Thursday in Melbourne. Defeating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in dominant fashion, the Scotsman let out a ferocious roar after notching the winning point.

Should Roger Federer defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the other semi-final we’ll be in for a rematch of the 2008 US Open where Federer defeated Murray in the Scot’s only other major final. Murry, the #4 ranked player in the world has become a mega-star in the United Kingdom as he has consistently risen through the rankings in years past. From what he’s shown so far in his young career many tennis experts have said it’s only a matter of time until he wins a major. His time may come soon as all of Britain will be on the edge of their seats on Sunday when Andy Murray takes a swing at history.

Fans of Andy Murray are dismayed to find him pulling out of the Valencia Open after contracting a minor virus.

The British World Number One has previously placed high expectations and is set to rely on his performance in the Valencia Open and help him up his world ranking after slipping to number 22 but alas, it was not to be.

He has no choice but to skip this tournament but is expected to make a quick recovery and return to action at the Masters series tournament held in Monte Carlo on 21 April 2008.

To date, the 20 year old Murray has won two ATP Championships at Qater and Marseille but with after losing to Tommy Haas from Germany in Indian Wells, he dropped out of the world top  20 miserably since August 2006. Any Murray is now recuperating and is eager to best his opponent in the coming Masters series tennis tournament.

Andrew Murray has won the British tennis award and has been named the British male player of the year. In fact, it was who public voted for Andy in the Lawn Tennis Association Awards. Murray achieved a career-high of eight in the world this summer.