It is undoubtedly a little too early for Jacob Fearnley to be hailed the new Andy Murray, especially given when he opened his mouth courtside after his shock Australian Open victory against Nick Kyrgios on Monday he confirmed immediately that he had lost his Scottish accent.
Having spent five years at Texas Christian University, Fearnley was asked by John McEnroe where it had gone as he joked: “It’s nowhere to be seen. It’s coming back the longer I’m outside the States.”
