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Shame he had the injury that put him out for a year after he won the US open.
We'll never know what he could have gone on to after that. I think he's still the most likely to win a GS outside of the top four.
Would be nice to see some different players challenging for the top honours, but like you say the quality of the current top crop is very good.
We'll never know what he could have gone on to after that. I think he's still the most likely to win a GS outside of the top four.
Would be nice to see some different players challenging for the top honours, but like you say the quality of the current top crop is very good.
amare32 said:
chippy17 said:
it has become a subconscious thing for Andy, he is not injured in any major way, to hold something and grimace if things are not going right for him, he does it all the time, perhaps you have not seen him play before?! 
I've watched Murray since he was a junior USO open champion so I know that the habits he has is ingrained so not so easy to change. You do realise that he does pull up with the occasional 'sore knee' or back because he was born with bipartite patella which causes him pain from time to time. While I'm at it, lower back pain is a common injury for tennis players.I guess you belong to the Virginia Wade camp who calls Murray a 'drama queen' everytime he grimaces or pulls up as nothing but a bit of acting or gamesmanship?
Every player on the tour does it. Before you say Federer is the exception and most recently against Murray at the Shanghai Masters, got the match stopped because of a few rain droplets, whenever he loses he often brings up injuries to discredit his opponent's wins against him. Nadal's MTOs...retirements and Dkjokovic 30 ball bounces, playing possum, stretches between points, faking, MTOs....
need I go on?
well aware of his knee condition and I have been watching Andy since he was an embryo
I didn't accuse him of moaning just said he does this without thinking, very rarely see him do this when he wins a point however
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perhaps Serena gave him a few pointers!
I only subscribe to Tennis TV during Apr-May for the clay swing and WTF.
The rest of the season, I would just get the free streams from Sport Lemon for the Masters & 500s.
Aussie Open is on Eurosport
French Open on iTV4
Wimbledon on BBC
That leaves the USO which is extremely annoying as all the mens matches involving the top 4 is usually on Sky. I usually bite my lip and subscribe for 1 month to coincide with Canada Masters, Cincy and USO for £22 through Virgin Media.
The rest of the season, I would just get the free streams from Sport Lemon for the Masters & 500s.
Aussie Open is on Eurosport
French Open on iTV4
Wimbledon on BBC
That leaves the USO which is extremely annoying as all the mens matches involving the top 4 is usually on Sky. I usually bite my lip and subscribe for 1 month to coincide with Canada Masters, Cincy and USO for £22 through Virgin Media.
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I thought Dimitrov played very well against Murray. He's certainly got more weight of shot and beefed up his serve since they last met in Bangkok.Regards to his BH 'better' than Roger, it would be interesting to see how he fares with Rafa's topspin FH kicking up. Murray's is one of the flatter hitter on tour so didn't cause Grigor too many problems.
Dimi was certainly giving Murray problems with his BH slices which caused a lot of unforced errors.
Movement & defense is where the top 4 is clearly heads & shoulders above every other players on tour. Murray is able to make you play one more shot which made Grigor go for the lines more.
I thought Dimitrov's FH was pretty ferocious - I'd love to be able to crack a FH like that! But I'm more of a top spin player for margin of safety.
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Edited by psgcarey on Thursday 10th January 22:54
A 2008 Murray has gone through Delpo and Nadal to make the USO final before so now Murray is coming to his prime and on a surface he's done well in the past, I would give him a good chance to defend his SF points.
There's no telling that Delpo would get that far to meet Murray and vice versa. Hasse is dangerous so Andy needs to be on his guard. Hasse has regressed since USO '11 and we all know how much stronger Andy is now as a slam winner, he'll play with much more freedom.
People seem to forever use the 'but Murray is shaky and won't get that far...'. The Scot has been to the QFs or better since AO'11 and has only been beaten in slams by Nadal/Djoko/Fed - it takes that calibre of player to beat him these days in BO5.
He has played to his seeding for the past 8 slams so not sure why people are still doubting him.
There's no telling that Delpo would get that far to meet Murray and vice versa. Hasse is dangerous so Andy needs to be on his guard. Hasse has regressed since USO '11 and we all know how much stronger Andy is now as a slam winner, he'll play with much more freedom.
People seem to forever use the 'but Murray is shaky and won't get that far...'. The Scot has been to the QFs or better since AO'11 and has only been beaten in slams by Nadal/Djoko/Fed - it takes that calibre of player to beat him these days in BO5.
He has played to his seeding for the past 8 slams so not sure why people are still doubting him.
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