Borg bets on Brit bagging Grand Slam

LONDON: Swedish tennis legend Bjorn Borg is backing British star Andy Murray to win a Grand Slam in 2009 and end a national drought going back to Fred Perry in 1936.

Murray lost the US Open final to Swiss world No 2 Roger Federer but Borg told the BBC on Wednesday that the 21-year-old Scot, ranked fourth in the world, was destined to bag a major prize in the coming months.

"I said last year Andy Murray was going to be a great player," said Borg. "Everybody was a little bit sceptical when I said that. But look at what Andy has been producing this year.