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Originally Posted by Sam#1
Couldn't agree more. He talks the talk, but he doesn't exactly walk the walk. Just look at his Personal bests...
Australian Open - 4th Round (2007)
French Open - 3rd Round (2008)
Wimbledon - 4th Round (2006)
US Open - 4th Round (2006)
Hmmm....
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Those figures only tell half the story though. Murray has basically stopped developing in the last year or so. Lots of people talk about his injuries, but when he has had a good run of fitness, he has been underperforming for quite a while now.
He got rid of arguably the best coach in the world(Brad Gilbert), and replaced it with his entourage(basically friends and family). Those are not the actions of a winner. Murray has decided to take the easy option, under the guise of "being more relaxed" on tour. He has yet to realise that to be great, like the Federer's, and Nadal's of this world, you have to work harder than everyone else, and let your talent out. I never get that impression from Murray.
Murray has talked at great length about how he feels he can become the best player in the world, and consistently beat the top players, yet he hasn't made serious inroads into the later rounds of big tournaments, and given the talent he seems to believe he is possessed of, 5 career titles is scant reward, given the number of tournaments he has actually played in.
During Murray's last full match at Queen's, when he went down injured, Andrew Castle spoke in quite a jaded way about how Murray liked the limelight, and is prone to attention-seeking and exaggeration. This from someone who works with him on the Davis Cup team. Not a good sign.
I think Murray can become a very good player, but he needs to change his attitude, and start earning what he gets, rather than moaning about being hard done by all the time. Hopefully he will, as it always heightens the interest levels when a British player is involved.
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Originally Posted by BaldwinLegend
Here you go again - you're deriding the 'personal best' of a 21 year old who has been the No. 8 player in the world, won 5 titles, got to the 4th round of 3 of the 4 Grand Slams, is the British No. 1 and has broken out of a tennis system here which has been steeped in failure for 60 or so years, with the notable exception of Tim Henman.
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He HAS been number 8 in the world. Not any more. His career progression seems to have stalled of late. The fourth rounds of Grand Slams is not a great return for someone who considers himself to be in the upper echelons of the players on the tour. Of course he may train on, and become a great player, but I've always subscribed to the theory of 'don't say anything until you've got something to say.' Murray obviously doesn't agree with me.