Well done to Murray

[bigtj]

Excellent result for Andy Murray beating the man of the moment Nadel. Kept his concentration well, played exceptionally, improved fitness and mental attitude. Lets hope he can repeat again in the final.

Good to see somebody build rapore with foriegn crowd, and thought Nadel having been given the runabout looked physically shattered. After some inept showings from British football teams, brings back the whow factor from the Olympics.

Agree, as a nation - and I mean GB and NI - we should all get behind Murray. Some of his victories at Wimbledon 2008 were positively heroic. By beating Nadal yesterday he has already proved that we now have a real 'contender'. Good on you, Andy, now go on and beat Federer. 8-)

[bigtj]

Oh well a step to far Federa at his best and as we all know he is pretty invincible at the meadows.

But Murray a real contender and now at four in the world.

[davemay]

Two others also reached the dizzy heights of the number 4 player in the world, and also 1 of those 2 also came runner-up in the 1997 US Open final. They got no higher, or indeed won a major championship in their careers, and I don't expect Andy Murray to be any different from those 2 players either.

[Chris_Sav]

And Sue Barker Dave ??? made number three and won the French.

I think we have a genuine contender with Murray, the win against Nadal was superb. I don't think Henmqn at his best could have managed that away from possibly on grass

Sav.

[CraigC]

The last British player to lose in the US Open final (Greg Rusedski) went on to be named Sports Personality of the Year. Hope this doesn't happen with Murray, as it really should go to an Olympian (where Murray flopped of course).

Great achievement from Andy Murray in reaching the final, but I've a feeling there is better yet to come from him.

Sept 14, 2008 18:43:22 GMT CraigC said:

...........went on to be named Sports Personality of the Year. Hope this doesn't happen with Murray, as it really should go to an Olympian (where Murray flopped of course).

Agreed, it must go to 'Dame' Rebecca Adlington, 'er of the size ten feet. ;)

[davejones]

I think Murray's future is assured. I think he will make a Murray mint!!!

[davemay]

Correct about Sue Barker Chris, but we have not had a decent lady player for more years than most of us care to remember, so that is why we ( mainly ) look at the men who play, and I still think that Murray will not win a major championship. I just wish that all the commentators and pundits would get their facts right when they talk about Grand Slams. The Grand Slam, ( last achieved by the great Rod Laver in 1969 ) is the winning of all 4 of the accepted major tennis tournaments in the calender year ( IE starting in January and finishing in December ), and not the winning of 1 or 2 majors. Although I will accept that tennis has moved on to far greater heights than the rocket ever played at, a win at the Australian, French, Wimbledon, or the US Open is a MAJOR, not a Grand Slam. Getting all 4 In a calender year is a Grand Slam.
Three players now have come close to achieving that feat in the modern game, with Rafael Nadal being the latest to add 2 or more major titles in a year, with the other 2 players being Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer.

Agreed that The Rocket (Rod Laver) was the greatest. He held the Wimbledon title and then was banned from taking part in it as a professional.
When the ban was lifted (after 10 years) he promptly won it again !

In recent years Bjorn Borg won 5-in-a-row, Pete Sampras 8 out of 9, and Federer is equalling these guys. But Laver was dominant in his day.

It will be interesting to see how Murray measures up to Nadal over the next few years, as beating him once is far from conclusive evidence that he is a world beater. I wish him well though.