Murray literally has not broken a sweat yet..

[Prisoner of Birth]

One thing's for sure. If Federer and Murray make the semifinal, this will be the greatest 5-setter they have ever played. I foresee an epic.

[Seventeen]

Originally Posted by Prisoner of Birth

One thing's for sure. If Federer and Murray make the semifinal, this will be the greatest 5-setter they have ever played. I foresee an epic.

I get the feeling it would be a good one...

[DolgoSantoro]

A British tennis website was reporting on the difficulty of Murray's draw earlier today. I laughed.

[SwankPeRFection]

It's the Visine in his drinks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YnXVJUO-sk#t=0m09s

[Feña14]

Originally Posted by DolgoSantoro

A British tennis website was reporting on the difficulty of Murray's draw earlier today. I laughed.

I think it has been difficult, in a way. He doesn't seem to of got into the tournament yet, and probably won't in the next round either. He's been complaining about not hitting the ball very well and his timing has been off. That doesn't really come as a surprise when there are no real tests or need for him to do so.

When it's time to play Federer and/or Djokovic, that will no doubt hurt him. I personally think that having it so easy makes it more challenging at the end. Going from playing relative journeymen to Federer and Djokovic over night is a huge step up.

[kishnabe]

Originally Posted by Feña14

I think it has been difficult, in a way. He doesn't seem to of got into the tournament yet, and probably won't in the next round either. He's been complaining about not hitting the ball very well and his timing has been off. That doesn't really come as a surprise when there are no real tests or need for him to do so.

When it's time to play Federer and/or Djokovic, that will no doubt hurt him. I personally think that having it so easy makes it more challenging at the end. Going from playing relative journeymen to Federer and Djokovic over night is a huge step up.

He won a GS.....he would be harassed if he doesn't make those adjustments.

[joeri888]

It might not work in Andy's favour. He still likely has Roger and novak to face. His run to the semis could Hardly be easier though.

[iriraz]

I must admit.Except a bit of his match against Simon,i have seen no matches from him.All his match were pretty much scheduled in the early day in Australia(which is middle of the night for Europe).
And all the coverage i`ve seen,live or replay has been mostly of the night sessions.
It will be interesting to see,if he gets to the semis,how he will play in the night session on RLA.He has not played any night match there so he certainly needs to adjust.

[Defcon]

His game is still ultra boring since he's basically a pusher with variety. To be honest I don't want to see his matches unless he's playing the top guys. It's not fun.

[Feña14]

Originally Posted by kishnabe

He won a GS.....he would be harassed if he doesn't make those adjustments.

I just think that playing Federer or Djokovic is always a huge step up, doing it after lesser preparation is even harder. It's like boxers who train against poor training partners in the lead up to a big fight, the sharpness just isn't there. I'm a big cricket fan and Countries who play weak teams in warm up matches very often fail when it comes to the Test matches when they come round. There is no substitute for real world competition, however much practice you put in.

Federer for instance has had a nice progression through, the players he played were never going to beat him, but Tsonga and Raonic are great matches to prepare for the challenges ahead.

Murray will likely be going into matches with Federer, and hopefully Djokovic, under done. As a fan that worries me.

[batz]

Originally Posted by TheF1Bob

About time we have a dedicated thread for this joke. Like I said the other day, playing against a bunch of nobodies at this stage of a grand slam is ridiculous.

He has no excuses whatsoever if he doesn't get to the final, that's for damn sure.

[Cup8489]

I thought Fed hadn't been broken through the 4th round..impressive to say the least.

[Sentinel]

Originally Posted by Cup8489

I thought Fed hadn't been broken through the 4th round..impressive to say the least.

Maybe he's also been playing a bunch of nobodies which is ridiculous at this stage of a grandslam.Like someone said the other day.

[Deanjam]

It's strange. When the draw was made I would've put Djokovic down as the easiest draw, yet he's the only one of the big 3 to have been challenged in a match (v Wawrinka). I also think he now has the more difficult QF opponent in Berdych. Funny how the draw has panned out.

[Fedex]

Originally Posted by TheF1Bob

About time we have a dedicated thread for this joke. Like I said the other day, playing against a bunch of nobodies at this stage of a grand slam is ridiculous.

He has no excuses whatsoever if he doesn't get to the final, that's for damn sure.

Federer is a pretty good excuse.

Edit: Isn't that little person in your post a bit old to be F1Bob Batz.

You can smell his fear and panic, and other moronic posters, as the posts get nastier and more hysterical as Murray advances.

You can do a scientific correlation of stress, bigotry and hate from Round 1 through to final.

[Faster]

Originally Posted by TheF1Bob

About time we have a dedicated thread for this joke. Like I said the other day, playing against a bunch of nobodies at this stage of a grand slam is ridiculous.

He has no excuses whatsoever if he doesn't get to the final, that's for damn sure.

He has all the excuses: he's the only one who couldn't get into a rhytm

[batz]

Originally Posted by Fedex

Federer is a pretty good excuse.

Edit: Isn't that little person in your post a bit old to be F1Bob Batz.

You can smell his fear and panic, and other moronic posters, as the posts get nastier and more hysterical as Murray advances.

You can do a scientific correlation of stress, bigotry and hate from Round 1 through to final.

Very perceptive my friend. I think you might be on to something.

What I like most about these threads is the notion that Murray has done something wrong because either he has a relatively easy draw or the seeds he is due to meet fall by the wayside.

Like any of those things are within Murray's control.

[mariecon]

Originally Posted by Deanjam

It's strange. When the draw was made I would've put Djokovic down as the easiest draw, yet he's the only one of the big 3 to have been challenged in a match (v Wawrinka). I also think he now has the more difficult QF opponent in Berdych. Funny how the draw has panned out.

you're forgetting that Berdych only brings his A-game when he plays Federer. He was a complete joke against ND and is always a complete joke against Nadal. I sometimes think he hates Federer so much that he'll tank a match to keep him from getting back to #1 or winning another GS (the conspiracy theorist in me). 2 breadsticks? How pathetic. And that was a QF of a GS. And Djoker, well you could never tell he played a marathon against Wawrinka less than 2 days earlier. Amazing recovery.

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by mariecon

you're forgetting that Berdych only brings his A-game when he plays Federer. He was a complete joke against ND and is always a complete joke against Nadal. I sometimes think he hates Federer so much that he'll tank a match to keep him from getting back to #1 or winning another GS (the conspiracy theorist in me). 2 breadsticks? How pathetic. And that was a QF of a GS. And Djoker, well you could never tell he played a marathon against Wawrinka less than 2 days earlier. Amazing recovery.

Why would he hate Federer?

[Mainad]

Originally Posted by Defcon

His game is still ultra boring since he's basically a pusher with variety. To be honest I don't want to see his matches unless he's playing the top guys. It's not fun.

Well, for that matter, who really wants to see ANY of the top guys unless they're playing each other? Where's the fun in seeing even Fed or Djoko destroy some low ranking oik? None of their matches promise to be really interesting until they play against each other!