Colin Sheridan: Andy Murray as a spiritual experience 

The Scot refuses to go gently into that good night. 

LOOKING UP: Andy Murray after defeating Matteo Berrettini of Italy in their first round match at the Australian Open. Picture: AP Photo/Aaron Favila

“Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war.” 

- David Foster Wallace, Federer as Religious Experience