Andy Murray is getting...

[Bob]

I think he'll be a bit of a Jimmy White/Colin Montgomery. He'll never win a major, he hasn't got the bottle, but he'll have a good career.

G, you do realise what age he is?! Big claim.

No one has claimed he will win a major to be fair.

But if he does, it will be a hard court and Feds will have caught Babbel disease.

[G_Man]

Yes he's young but he doesn't seem to have the champion's instinct, and I believe it is an instinct it's not something you can learn.
I've seen him lose to players who he is much better than. Some of that is down to inexperience but I couldn't see the likes of Sampras or Agassi losing those types of games.
It's a bold claim but sometimes you just get a feeling about players and sadly I have that feeling about him.
Quite happy to be proven wrong again though

[Bob]

Xenophobe!

[G_Man]

Everyone is a little bit xenophobic

[Rich]

Ok obviously genetics plays a part but look at Nadal against Murray, who has the tennis talent? I think you'd be hard pushed to distinguish between the two - both immensely talented young players.

Now who wins physically? Nadal pisses all over Murray. OK, Nadal might have the genetics helping him, but I'm sure Nadal puts more effort into his fitness than Murray does into his. This obviously helps Nadal start quickly and finish strongly.

If I'd have been the LTA (or whoever runs british tennis) I'd have spent the money, not on the best tennis coach, but on the best fitness coach.

[Parm]

Ok obviously genetics plays a part but look at Nadal against Murray, who has the tennis talent? I think you'd be hard pushed to distinguish between the two - both immensely talented young players.

Now who wins physically? Nadal pisses all over Murray. OK, Nadal might have the genetics helping him, but I'm sure Nadal puts more effort into his fitness than Murray does into his. This obviously helps Nadal start quickly and finish strongly.

If I'd have been the LTA (or whoever runs british tennis) I'd have spent the money, not on the best tennis coach, but on the best fitness coach.

to be fair his coach has said that the firness will be the big thing they will be working on and that in the next 18months will see a massive change in Murray's fitness levels.

Also touching on the champions instinct I dont think he has it. Nadal, Federrer have it in abundance.

[Rich]

to be fair his coach has said that the firness will be the big thing they will be working on and that in the next 18months will see a massive change in Murray's fitness levels.

Also touching on the champions instinct I dont think he has it. Nadal, Federrer have it in abundance.

Champions instinct - I'm not too sure what this means?

Federer didn't just explode onto the scene, he spent the first couple of years doing well but nothing incredible - did he have champion instinct then?

I believe that kind of instinct is developed when you start winning, you get the taste and it makes people work even harder to enough they get that taste again and again.

Murray has the talent to win a big one - for me it's his fitness and attitude (often sulks) that will hold him back.

[Reece]

I love it when he loses, love it.

[red g]

Nadal is built like a brick ****house!! I think under Gilbert Murray will win a major in 3 years.

[Daniel 7]

Look at this - what a bunch of dicks!

[Neil Young]

Look at this - what a bunch of dicks!

Especially this one:

I think he's going to win the US Open in 2012.

[mick the click]

Look at this - what a bunch of dicks!

Incredible! How come you dredge up a thread that hasn't been touched for 6 years?

How? Why?

[Daniel 7]

I clicked on page 51 and saw this, nothing mystical

[mick the click]

I clicked on page 51 and saw this, nothing mystical

That's the how. I can understand that. As for the why, I'll have to presume that your life is as dull as mine.

And Neil's. Obviously.

[Neil Young]