I have a Scottish friend who is thrilled that Andy Murray has made it through to his third Grand Slam final as he has a real chance of winning it for the first time. But he's not such a huge tennis fan so why all the excitement? Rumour has it that Andy Murray is a Scot, although official he is described as "Britain's Andy Murray". So we know which country he technically belongs to in Tennis terms, but is he actually a Scot or a Briton? Looking at the BBC's coverage it clearly said that "The Briton, seeded fifth, won" and made it through to the final. Case closed, the Briton won! But then again, what about his earlier games and any reflections on how he got on in last year's final? Just 10 days earlier it seems Andy Murray is "The Scot, who lost to Roger Federer in the 2010 final". So if it's about his stellar performances and victories he is a Briton, but if we are talking about loses or opponents giving up injured he is a Scot. No sub-text to be read there, is there BBC? I guess in the battle between national identities in sport, all's fair in 'love' and war...
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