Unlikely, according to William Hill, who now put Andy Murray second favourite ahead of Mo Farah and Jessica

Guineas has been described as "one of the greatest displays on a British racecourse".In any other year Andy

Murray surely would be a shoo-in after winning an historic US Open title and reaching the Wimbledon

comes into play again in my book, coupled with charisma and public affection.Olympic gold medallist Andy

Murray is second favourite according to William HillMy preference for these annual polls has always

By David GoldSeptember 15 - Serbian tennis player David Savić has lost an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his lifetime ban from the sport for match-fixing.

losing his top ranking to Federer following this year's Wimbledon.He also recently lost to Britain's Andy

Murray in the final of the US Open.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]

And by and large, the Sundays decided that the semi-final endeavours of Andy Murray at Flushing Meadows

the men's T44 400 metres on day eight of London 2012 but his feat was overshadowed in the media by Andy

paid its final farewell to the game with its athletes' parade, one of our gold medallists was absent – Andy

Murray was preparing for his showdown with Novak Djokovic in the US Open Final in New York.

Murray himself had already lost four, and was being coached by a man famous for his ability to lose on

He lost two break points, Murray seemed in cruise control.

Murray was now aggressive, fitter and Djokovic making errors again.

By David GoldSeptember 10 - Andy Murray capped a remarkable summer for British sport as he made tennis

one and 17-time grand slam champion, considered by many the greatest player ever to pick up a racket, Murray

the Swiss in the final of the Olympic singles tournament when he took gold, also at Wimbledon.Andy Murray

his Olympic heroics, last night was always going to be the biggest test and moment in the career of Murray

serve broke back, with the windy conditions proving tricky for both players.A remarkable start saw Murray

win the set 12-10.Novak Djokovic returns a shot during his US Open men's singles final match against Andy

put together earlier in the year by the men's head coach, Jürgen Gröbler, after it became clear that Andy

enduring yet another demoralising defeat by the Kiwi pair at the world championships.New Zealand's Eric Murray

"Andy and I have had a tough Olympiad – it was a silver Olympiad, to be honest – and we had many trials

By Tom DegunAugust 12 - Britain's Samantha Murray claimed a silver in the modern pentathlon, the final

I had a lot to make up on the run, I needed that," said Murray."

I'm just so pleased my legs kept running for me.Samantha Murray riding Glen Gold competes during the&

Murray had two fences down in the show jumping – having recovered well from a miserable start in

 victors the United States, with 29 golds, 17 silvers and 19 bronzes.Silver medallist Samantha Murray

what probably will be considered the greatest Olympic Games in history," said Team GB Chef de Mission Andy

By David GoldAugust 9 - Michael Phelps leads the United States Sports Academy nominees for July's athlete of the month award after making history at the Olympics.

Roger Federer, who equalled Pete Sampras' record of seven Wimbledon titles when he beat home favourite Andy

Murray last month 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.It was his first Grand Slam title in over two years and his 17th

A young London 2012 tennis fan gets his face painted to support Andy Murray at WimbledonVindication has

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 6 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today defended the body that provides the global television feed of London 2012 after yet another controversy, this time involving yesterday's men's tennis final.

Viewers were denied the chance to see Andy Murray embrace his mother (pictured above) after jumping into

Other broadcasters may not be as interested in Andy Murray's mother as we clearly were."

Any time soon, unless they have done so already, Andy Murray and Serena Williams will pack their bags

That's one of the reasons why the Olympics is so great," said Murray who was hugged by a tearful yet

bouyant 11-year-old boy in his moment of triumph.Laura Robson (right) and Andy Murray during the mixed

I know when I lost in Beijing in the first round how much that hurt," said Murray whose partnership with

Andy Murray in action at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Williams, the first player in history to

By Andrew Warshaw on Centre Court at WimbledonAugust 5 - Andy Murray saved the performance of his

6-1, 6-4 in front of a flag-waving, ear-splitting crowd.On a landmark day for British tennis, Murray

triumph since they had René Fasel, one of its Swiss members, to present the medals.A delighted Andy

Every time I play Roger, especially in the big matches, he's made it so difficult for me," said Murray

all changed in less than two hours, however, as Murray took his opponent apart – at one point winning

Andy was just fantastic today."Don't forget he's already an amazing player."

By Andrew Warshaw on Centre Court at WimbledonAugust 4 - Four weeks to the day since she won her fifth Wimbledon singles crown, Serena Williams returned to the Centre Court to achieve her one remaining goal today: capturing Olympic gold for the United States with a ruthless 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Maria Sharapova in just 63 minutes in what was the most one-sided final in the Games' history.

Andy Murray and Laura Robson are all smiles after winning through to the mixed doubles finalTop-seeded

men's doubles gold by beating the French pair of Michaël Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.And British ace Andy

Murray, who meets Switzerland's Roger Federer in Sunday's men's singles gold medal match in a repeat

this story at [email protected] storiesAugust 2012: Federer through to face Murray

By Mike Rowbottom at Eton Dorney LakeAugust 4 - The host nation took its total of London 2012 rowing titles to four here – thanks to the flagship men's four, winning a fourth consecutive British gold in their event and the lightweight double scull of Katherine Copeland (pictured, right) and Sophie Hosking (pictured, left) – on a stretch of water that has proved so golden for the home team that they might now be tempted to re-name it Eton Adorney.

the Beijing Games were present again, with Alex Gregory the newcomer joining Tom James, Pete Reed and Andy

Alex Gregory, Pete Reed, Tom James and Andy Triggs Hodge smile after receiving their gold medals

became apparent that they might never beat the inspired New Zealand pairs crew of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray

Andy and I have had a tough Olympiad – it was a silver Olympiad, to be honest – and we had many trials

But I remember when Jurgen spoke to us about the coxless four, Andy and I were excited straight away

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 4 - Britain's teenage diving star Tom Daley now has over one million Twitter followers after his fourth-place finish in the 10-metre synchronised diving competition at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park this week saw him embroiled in a controversial episode on the social media platform.

currently at number two among United Kingdom Olympic athletes in all time social media popularity, behind Andy

Murray."