It's been a good week for Andy Murray. Not only has he claimed the biggest win of his career so far, after beating Novak Djokovic in the final of the Cincinnatti Masters, but he has also claimed 6th place in the tennis rankings, his highest position to date. And with the Olympics and US Open to come, who would bet against Murray making even greater strides?Where David Ferrer and Nikolay Davydenko have stalled and struggled, Murray has found some form - and then some. He has improved his best showings this year at the French Open (third round) and Wimbledon (quarter-finals) and on route to his Masters win, Murray defeated the likes of Carlos Moya and Ivo Karlovic - in sweltering heat no less. But beating Djokovic twice in two weeks was the true statement of intent from the young Scotsman.
You see, Murray is in the form of his life right now, and it is at the hard-courts where Murray can really prosper. His game is so intellegent, with a variety of shots, and he used all of this to his advantage against Djokovic, who in his own right, is a fantastic player.
But it's not just on the tennis courts where Murray has proved himself to be intelligent. His set up off the court has proved to be equally fruitful, with many people doubting if it could work. Those doubts have now surely receeded, with Murray looking more relaxed and content than he ever has, on and off the court.
Now Murray needs to do this on a consistent basis. A Masters event is a start, but a Slam is required if Murray is to truly realise his potential. The ball is in his court..
3 comments:
its far to early for him 2 b thinking about a slam, he needs more consistent performances in ATP and masters events to b considered a real threat.
its going to take more than the win at Cincinnati to scare the top three in top any type of self disposition, but its certainly a start, how he comes out of the next month or so will show us all his real ability
your all the same you Englishmen haha. win something, then expect to win something better. it will take a few years yet and my guess will be that he will only win a slam if federer or nadal are not there.
he is a good player but those two are a special pairing in there own right!!!
It's the first time he's ever shown some consistency on a regular basis - for me, Murray is finally coming of age.
He already has the beating of Djokovic, and with Federer struggling for form - he needs to seize this opportunity.
Can definately see him breaking into the top 4, if not the top 3. He has the game to do so.
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