Andy Murray 2012

[Pablo]

Murray is only the 7th man *ever* to reach 4 Grand Slam semis in a season.

Brilliant achievement that, but he has the same old problem, you just can't see him winning one unless the other three are injured or are already knocked out by the semis

[RichC]

Has he got any chance, AT ALL, against Nadal?

Going to be tough, Rafa looks back to his best at the moment

[Shaggy]

Nadal was incredible last night but I think Murray has a chance.

[Shaggy]

Brilliant achievement that, but he has the same old problem, you just can't see him winning one unless the other three are injured or are already knocked out by the semis

Aye. He's well capable of beating any of them as he's demonstrated in various semi-finals. I just think beating two of them, i.e. in the semi and then the final, is a massive ask.

Sick of people ridiculing Murray though, he's a ****ing brilliant player.

[RichC]

Murrays issue is mental more than not having the talent, he's a fantastic player but the pressure seems to get to him, I think the longer he goes without a slam the tougher it'll become to win one.

US is still his best opportunity to break his duck though

[captainfog]

Murray has one of the better records against Nadal. He has a chance.

[Shaggy]

Yep, beat him in the semis here in 08 or 09.

[Pablo]

Murrays issue is mental more than not having the talent, he's a fantastic player but the pressure seems to get to him, I think the longer he goes without a slam the tougher it'll become to win one.

US is still his best opportunity to break his duck though

Disagree. I think he's very mentally strong, the 4th set tie-breaker was proof of that yesterday.

I just think he's not quite as good as the other three (although close to Federer now). It's as simple as that.

[Chris]

I'd have favoured him here after Nadal's summer on the hard courts but that was pretty gruelling yesterday whereas Rafa basically had a gentle warm up. ****s things up a bit.

[Shaggy]

He's accumulated more ranking points this season than Federer.

I kinda agree with Casey ....although I think he's mentally strong most of the time, he hits a mental block at times in semis or finals against the other three guys. He's been on top of them so many times, then either a fear kicks in or he reacts badly to a mistake and crumbles. That for me is a mental issue.

[Pablo]

He's accumulated more ranking points this season than Federer.

I kinda agree with Casey ....although I think he's mentally strong most of the time, he hits a mental block at times in semis or finals against the other three guys. He's been on top of them so many times, then either a fear kicks in or he reacts badly to a mistake and crumbles. That for me is a mental issue.

STFU you north-midland wool

[captainfog]

The longer the game lasts the more it will favour Nadal. Murray looked spent after the last match.

[Suarez]

I can't stand the man or his bloody mother who seems to always be by his side.

Are they ever apart?

[captainfog]

I like Murray, he gets a bad press for no good reason.

What time is the match today?

[Shaggy]

He's a sound lad - him and Roddick come across as two really good blokes. Djokovic and Fed too, to be fair.