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What a match. Great reaction from Robredo too!!
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Edited by Leithen on Sunday 26th October 21:05
Just watching the Paris final. I'm hearing all this talk about Raonic being a future world no. 1...I just don't see it. He's too slow, poor return and has no plan B.
There's probably 10 other players who could beat Raonic on a more regular basis than he could beat them. I mean on this performance, Djokovic could be beating Raonic well into his thirties!
There's probably 10 other players who could beat Raonic on a more regular basis than he could beat them. I mean on this performance, Djokovic could be beating Raonic well into his thirties!
I wish he got double bageled. I don't think Lendl will be back but there must be multiple other people who can push him into the type of tennis which he needs to play.
Right now it's not about beating Djokovic or Federer but building a platform to play winning tennis, he needs to beat the other people around him playing a more aggressive game before he's got a chance against the top couple of guys. I mean come one barely beating Robredo in Valencia is hardly worth shouting about.
Djokovic is now better than when Murray beat him at Wimbledon or US open, everyone needs to move on from that otherwise that'll be the last major Murray wins.
Federer is the prime example, I think the tennis he plays now less attractive than 10 years ago because he had no pressure, he was nearly unbeatable then. He had to change to play the boring back court slog against Nadal because that was the only way he was going to beat him. He's turned another leaf earlier this year to bring in more net play.
Whatever happens 2015 will be a defining year for Murray, people like Nishikori/Dimitrov/Raonic will only get better, if Murray stands still that'll be that for him.
Right now it's not about beating Djokovic or Federer but building a platform to play winning tennis, he needs to beat the other people around him playing a more aggressive game before he's got a chance against the top couple of guys. I mean come one barely beating Robredo in Valencia is hardly worth shouting about.
Djokovic is now better than when Murray beat him at Wimbledon or US open, everyone needs to move on from that otherwise that'll be the last major Murray wins.
Federer is the prime example, I think the tennis he plays now less attractive than 10 years ago because he had no pressure, he was nearly unbeatable then. He had to change to play the boring back court slog against Nadal because that was the only way he was going to beat him. He's turned another leaf earlier this year to bring in more net play.
Whatever happens 2015 will be a defining year for Murray, people like Nishikori/Dimitrov/Raonic will only get better, if Murray stands still that'll be that for him.
Who would have thought it - Murray on court at the o2 on the final sunday. 
Poor Fed - must have been bad for him to pull out, he rarely retires or withdraws from a match.
For me it's been a disappointing tournament - one really good match (Federer-Wawrinka) but the others were poor. I wish they'd make the court a bit faster - it's been playing like a slow clay court this week.
Poor Fed - must have been bad for him to pull out, he rarely retires or withdraws from a match.
For me it's been a disappointing tournament - one really good match (Federer-Wawrinka) but the others were poor. I wish they'd make the court a bit faster - it's been playing like a slow clay court this week.
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