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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkp4QF3we8
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It's hard to be a tennis player in the UK. One moment you're the Great Hope for the nation, then when you don't live up to the expectations of the nation, your are crap. It's as if the country owns you and your career,
Henman must have gone through hell, look at how John Lloyed is being villified because the UK lost in the last Davis Cup.
No wonder Murray is disillusioned and losing interest in playing.
The nasty tabloids are parly to blame, as is the general mentality of the tennis scene in the UK ( upper class twits) is to blame as well.
The article had an interesting take on his pressure though. They keep touting him left and right and then blaming him in the next breath. Guess him and Djoker have to learn how to ride the crests a little better. It's hard being on top.
I still think he will win some slams. There's (almost )always a dark period before a breakthrough.
Go Murray!
The press can be very unkind here in the Uk. When he lost at Wimbledon against Rafa they really slated him. Beforehand he was the greatest player of all time. He has to address this rubbish and place it where it should be - in the trash can
He was the best player in AO 2010 right up until his collapse against Federer
Agreed. Thing is, Agassi could still play incredible tennis while hating it. Murray apparently cannot.
What the hell are you talking about? A guy who's never won a slam and has only been to 2 slam finals is not in any position to not care about anything but slams. Maybe he can win at least 5 Grand Slams before he can think about "taking off" the smaller Masters Series events. :roll: If Murray is this delusional & egotistical then I wish for him to keep this slump and his attitude well into retirement.
great observation, i feel the same way about his demeanor on court. it's as if he show's the negative attitude to let everyone know that he is aware he messed up and could have done better.he does manage his career for himself, he and his family have made some brave decisions, such as his move to spain and his split from brad gilbert, and i'd say each one has been vindicated by the progress he's made.
but these kinds of interviews give greater insight into something that has always been apparent on court- a sense of entitlement. he hates losing in a way that suggests he's a negatively motivated player- he fears losing, rather than loving winning. when he misses a ball his body language is awful, as if he wants to let everyone know that he should have made the shot he's just missed, that he somehow has been deprived of making it by something outside his own skillset. he has to man up indeed, knuckle down and stop giving interviews that demonstrate how far he still has to come mentally to win a slam.
i'm not saying he'll never win one though. it's just that at the AO federer was absolutely incredible against him. it'll need a minor but significant attitude change for him to take the next step.
He's won 4 MS titles and ten other ATP titles, including the perceived 'big one' in Miami. He's been in 2 slam finals and been number 2 in the world. There is only 1, maybe 2 things left on his 'to-do' list.
Murray won six titles in 2009, made number 2 and ended the year in the top 4 - but didn't win a slam. He won 5 titles in 2008, ended the year top 4 - but didn't win a slam. If he won 10 titles this year but not a slam, guys like you would be slagging him off for it. If he wins 1 slam this year and doesn't get past the QFs in any masters/500/250 event - he'll have had his best season ever. His whole approach this season has been amended to focus on the slams - he said so before a ball was hit.
For the record - I don't much like seeing him getting humped by Mardy Fish and Robin Soderling. But if that's what it takes for him to win a slam then so be it.
Does this help you comprehend why Murray, might, just might - not be as focused for non-slam events this year as he has been in the past?
With all due respect batz, being "humped" by Soderling on fire isnt anything to be ashamed of, Mardy Fish though is another story, but that happened to Federer aswell at his lowest points, maybe thats a sign?
What the hell are you talking about? A guy who's never won a slam and has only been to 2 slam finals is not in any position to not care about anything but slams. Maybe he can win at least 5 Grand Slams before he can think about "taking off" the smaller Masters Series events. :roll: If Murray is this delusional & egotistical then I wish for him to keep this slump and his attitude well into retirement.
Good point TMOP. I didn't mean to be disparaging to Robin S. He was pretty awesome in that 1st set v Murray.
The press can be very unkind here in the Uk. When he lost at Wimbledon against Rafa they really slated him. Beforehand he was the greatest player of all time. He has to address this rubbish and place it where it should be - in the trash can
Really?
The match in the round before when he beat Gasquet is the one that people see as Murray's breakthrough. I don't think anyone was calling him "the greatest player of all time" before the Nadal match by any stretch of the imagination.
With all due respect batz, being "humped" by Soderling on fire isnt anything to be ashamed of, Mardy Fish though is another story, but that happened to Federer aswell at his lowest points, maybe thats a sign?
I love how people treat Mardy Fish as a grub on this forum. The Guy was/is still the most talented player (ahead of Blake IMO) the USA have had for a long time. Most people probably didn't watch the Indian Wells match; Federer v Fish - when Fish played awsome with his FH and was hitting BH DTL after BH DTL. Federer didn't play bad he played well. Of course, Feddie fans can't except the fact that Federer's opponent actually played a good match.
In regards to Murray's attitude, most guys would feel sick to death losing a slam finals to the same person you have a great shot at beating. Murray should take a few weeks of IMO if he's falling out of love with the game.
Perhaps he needs a long break, get into the real world and work on a building site for a couple of months, I am sure his love for the game of tennis will come back to him.
Mind you, according to his book, Agassi hated tennis the whole time, and that didn't stop him winning 8 slams.
Having said that, Murray is no Agassi.