Murray's Clearly Not Turning Into Henman mark II

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So, next up I believe is the last Grand Slam Event of 2010 - The US Open starting at the end of August

Anybody care to predict the round Murray will 'exit stage left'?

This is, apparently, his best surface.

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harry010 said:

Zod said:

I hope I eat my words, but he seems unable to do the job in the grand slams, whereas Federer and Nadal seem to find an extra gear for those while not caring so much about the lesser events.

this is exactly how I see it, although I think that both Nadal and Federer are actually better than Murray.

Murray does well when it's best of 3, but when the chips are down in the GS, he gets made to look ordinary - Federer took him to school in the Aus Open Final, as did Nadal at Wimbledon.

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Just heard Annabel Croft and Rusedski implying that Murray realistically only has 12 months left to fulfill his potential and win a slam or the next generation of players will be on him.

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So then...any Murray supporters care to stick their neck out and declare this is tournament where he'll finally win a Grand Slam and come out from behind the shadow of Henman?

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el stovey said:

Did he steal your girlfriend at school or something?

Nah.

He just got trumpeted by everyone (including some on here - but mainly the media) as the 'real deal'.

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el stovey said:

im said:

el stovey said:

Did he steal your girlfriend at school or something?

Nah.

He just got trumpeted by everyone (including some on here - but mainly the media) as the 'real deal'.

If you're British and like to support British Tennis players, then surely he's the best player for decades. You don't honestly think Henman was better do you?

No I don't think Henman was better. Murray is clearly better, just not by much.

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ViperPict said:

im said:

el stovey said:

im said:

el stovey said:

Did he steal your girlfriend at school or something?

Nah.

He just got trumpeted by everyone (including some on here - but mainly the media) as the 'real deal'.

If you're British and like to support British Tennis players, then surely he's the best player for decades. You don't honestly think Henman was better do you?

No I don't think Henman was better. Murray is clearly better, just not by much.

If he's not better by much, how can he be clearly better?!

He's reached at least one Slam final. I'm sure Tim didn't.

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tonym911 said:

He has just mullered Melzer and the dangerous floater that is Soderling (and who would have been his next opponent) has just been put out. Getting quietly excited…

Don't - we've been here before.

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MiniMan64 said:

He's clearly better than Henman and if he's going to win a Slam it'll be on a hard court. He certainly has an issue when the pressures on but having players like Fed and Nadal around doesn't help although he's beaten both multiple times.

...and Henman would beat Sampras etc in the smaller tournaments.

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So...almost a shoe-in for the final...what could possibly go wrong this time?

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Zod said:

Even if he wins though, people will say that he won because he didn't have to play Nadal or Sampras Federer in the final. He needs to win this and then beat one of those two in another slam final.

...you'd better believe it Zod, because it'll be true.

Me for starters.

But ffs, Henman never had this big a gift-horse to gape into...If Murray don't win it now...

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deevlash said:

im said:

But ffs, Henman never had this big a gift-horse to gape into

because he never made it to the semis of the OZ open?

More because all of the people left at this late stage of the tournament are eminently more beatable than the terrible two-some.

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el stovey said:

Isn't that how a tournament works? Those that win the matches stay in?

Yep.

Portsmouth won the FA Cup.

Your point?

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el stovey said:

Eh, what people? Only that chippy bloke who started this thread.

Are you only a grand slam winner if you beat the number one or two in a grand slam tournament now? Is your win not as valued if those ranked above you were knocked out by someone else? What nonsense.

"Chippy bloke"

You're right though, your win is not as valued if those ranked above you were knocked out by someone else...how can it be? Being the underdog and winning is always more 'valued'.

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ofcorsa said:

I imagine Murray is watching this thread now waiting for what he will have to do to convince you.....

Beat either Nadal or Federer at some point in the run up to winning a slam. Others wise he's flattering to deceive.

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hornetrider said:

In much the same way that the Spuds got into the Champions League this year.

Go figure.

I don't think the romans bleated at the fall of their empire as much as you scousers do...

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So...perhaps we can finally bring this absolute travesty of a thread to a conclusion on Sunday and stick 2 fingers up at the nay-sayers

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stewy68 said:

He's not a very happy chap and I think he,s a prick, so hope he crawls back up his own arse.

er...who...?

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Hmmm...seems we can't wrap this thread up after all...



3 straight sets...again. He'd fking beaten this guy in their last 3 encounters ffs!

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So...has anything changed in Murray-world that'll make me change my mind since I originally posted this thread in September 2009?