Murray loses in Miami

[samib]

The young Scot got knocked out to a bloody Croatian!!! He lost to Mario Ancic and crashed out 6-2 2-6 7-6. Had 2 match points but obviously didn't take them...

Another Tim Henman?

 

[stevie_G_G_G]

I don't think the 2 can be compared for at least another 5 years yet. Tim Henman was a bottler imo and at the moment Murray isn't good enough but given time, he may well be.

 

[Uncle Leo]

A disappointing defeat that as he got to the semis of this tournament last year so loses a stack of ranking points. I think he's fairly certain to drop out of the world top 20 now.

 

[Exiled Shrimper]

A disappointing defeat that as he got to the semis of this tournament last year so loses a stack of ranking points. I think he's fairly certain to drop out of the world top 20 now.

...whilst on the plus-side he barely played any tennis between April and September last year, so is almost guaranteed to return to the top ten providing he a) stays fit and b) returns to his early-season levels of consistency when it comes to the clay-court Masters Series events and the French Open and Wimbledon.

Perhaps more worrying than the result today was the manner in which he reacted - throwing a tantrum is something that he has openly admitted he has to cut out of his game as it is counter-active to being successful, but at the moment he is failing to heed his own advice. That said, it reminds me of a section of John McEnroe's excellent autobiography, whereby he says that he believed (at least some of the time) that throwing a strop could help him, and only realised too late to cut it out of his game - you can obviously be successful even if you behave like an obnoxious teenager.

 

[Uncle Leo]

...whilst on the plus-side he barely played any tennis between April and September last year, so is almost guaranteed to return to the top ten providing he a) stays fit and b) returns to his early-season levels of consistency when it comes to the clay-court Masters Series events and the French Open and Wimbledon.

Very true, although being out of the top 16 could mean meeting some very dangerous players during the early rounds of these upcoming tournaments.

He'll be fine in the long run though, no doubt the bloke has some serious talent.

 

[samib]

I don't think the 2 can be compared for at least another 5 years yet. Tim Henman was a bottler imo and at the moment Murray isn't good enough but given time, he may well be.

You would stand up for him:finger:

 

[stevie_G_G_G]

You would stand up for him:finger:

Of course I would, he is Britains best chance of a tournament winner. I can't think of any other Brit out there at the moment that is close to him at the moment

 

[samib]

Of course I would, he is Britains best chance of a tournament winner. I can't think of any other Brit out there at the moment that is close to him at the moment

Oh, so when he loses he's a "Brit" but i bet when he wins he is a Scot?:sherlock:

 

[stevie_G_G_G]

Oh, so when he loses he's a "Brit" but i bet when he wins he is a Scot?:sherlock:

And you could also reverse that so when he wins, he is a brit and when he loses, he is scottish

 

[samib]

And you could also reverse that so when he wins, he is a brit and when he loses, he is scottish

Fair enough lol