TheScarf Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: I reckon with Murrays form, Djokovics form and the steel that Lendl appears to give him, Murray could go on a bit of a run of major wins and rack up another 3 or 4 before he reaches the brow of the hill Indeed, after he won his first, Andy was asked how many he'd win and he replied 3. He's undoubtedly re-thought that total now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 If he ends on 6,7,8 that puts him above Agassi, Lendl, McEnroe etc, imo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I'd be gutted if he finishes on less than six. Hopefully he wins the US Open and/or finally ends his long wait in Australia. Six-eight is undoubtedly the least of what Murray's talents deserve given the era he has been part of and it would truly allow him to take a well-earned place among some of the greats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Yep, having a record of something like 3-11 or 3-12 in GS finals when you retire is absolutely horrendous, regardless of the player or era you play in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) He got rekt 6-1, 6-3 in the end. Wawrinka and Tsonga got put out on that side of the draw earlier too. Nishikori is also a set down to Tomic with Murray playing the winner in the next round should he progress. Really hope he wins this given the remaining field is pretty much made up of jobbers or upstarts. Edited August 18, 2016 by Elixir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 If he wins tonight it will be his 600th on the ATP tour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 14 minutes ago, Loki said: If he wins tonight it will be his 600th on the ATP tour. Nice extra bit of motivation for him then, as well as getting some revenge for last year's US Open exit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 How far away is Murray from number 1 if he wins this title? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Miles away currently. Winning this title will only gain him 640 points as he made the semi finals this year. He also dropped 1000 points from not defending the Canadian Masters and his run in the olympics gained him no ranking points. He is around 6000 points behind Djokovic. Djokovic has lots of points to defend the rest of the year, so he could be caught this year, but Murray has to keep on winning. If Murray was to win Cinci he would be about 800 points behind in the race to be year end number one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 If he wins Cincinnati, he'll gain an additional 640 points with Novak losing 600, so there's a gain of about 1240 on Novak. If he wins the US Open, he'll gain 1820 points, with Djokovic losing at least 800 depending on where he finishes. That could mean a swing of around 4000 points in Murray's favour in the space of a month. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 If Murray was to win Cinci, the US Open and the World Tour Finals, do you reckon that would do it for year end world number one? Or would he need to win in one of Shanghai or Paris too? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 He is scheduled to play Beijing this year, and he may play a 500 before Paris as well. Murray could win all three you mentioned and still not be number one, but he could win all three and easily make number one. It really depends on the form of both players. An early exit for either of them coupled with a win for the other would probably seal it. Murray needs to beat Djokovic each time they meet until the end of the year if he wants to be assured number one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Yep, having a record of something like 3-11 or 3-12 in GS finals when you retire is absolutely horrendous, regardless of the player or era you play in. Murray's first grand slam final he had already beaten Del Potro and Nadal before getting beat from the best player ever, in his prime. No one else has had to compete with 3 10+ major winners at the same time. Also the top 100 is miles better than it's ever been. Its a shame really but you can't argue that he's a great tennis player. Streets ahead of everyone else but stuck in an era with the gods. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Rained delay after 2 points. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Looks like he's still having some bother with his shoulder/neck/trap. Hope it doesn't become a big problem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 If I had a choice between playing in one slam final and winning it or playing in eleven and winning three I'd choose the latter. Murray has said he doesn't fear losing these finals and wants to play in as many as he can as he wants to win them. He's playing like a man possessed at the moment which I don't think we've ever seen really. The US Open is the first slam where I think I expect him to win it from the outset, regardless of Djokovic. He appears to have worked harder than ever before and he really wants that No 1 ranking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Definitely something not right with his shoulder. Can see him retiring from this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 3-3, breaks back after losing his serve. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Extremely and pleasantly surprised at how that turned out. Identical scoreline to last night in the end for his 600th career win and 20th in a row. I do hope that shoulder is 100% for the US Open, though. Now... bed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Didn't see that much of it but from what I did see he obviously has some sort of injury, hopefully nothing serious. As for the game, he got the read on Anderson's serve pretty quickly, he was just too good for him all round. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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