Andy Murray's historic shot at Wimbledon glory needs a deep rewind

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This showdown with Novak Djokovic was legendary for reasons way bigger than just Murray.

It's 2013 and Andy Murray sits on the precipice of either finally ending an extremely long sports drought ... or backsliding a whole nation into further torment.

Before we see if Murray can finally win Great Britain its first Wimbledon men's singles title in over 70 years, we need to know how hard it's been to crack through the Federer-Nadal major monopoly in recent years, how Novak Djokovic pulled that off, and how Murray's chance to do the same isn't just massive for him, but for all of British men's tennis. We need to rewind.

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