nolefam_2024
Talk Tennis Guru
For many posts recently we tennis fans have observed current generation outside of Alcaraz and Sinner and how Andy Murray compares to the rest of them. I think I have overstepped in analyzing Andy Murray's greatness.
Murray is not same as Medvedev from today's generation. He is 1 league above Medvedev. I think two of the best of that generation combined in Medvedev + Thiem honestly fairly match what Murray has done on the court but that's two players combined vs one. I still think Medvedev is much better than Andy Roddick as Roddick himself would agree.
But Andy Murray, despite his shortcomings vs the big 3, he has been an absolute legend of this game.
The backhand Murray hits taking the ball early and stepping inside the court, on hard courts it is probably a bigger offensive shot than Djokovic's. The return of serve was at such a high level that best servers will feel smothered. The first serve, while not as good as Roger or even Novak in variety, was vicious and the slice down the T was one of his best serves, completely without a response.
While Murray's shortcomings on second serve and also on the forehands are greatly documented, they were never at unacceptable level like we see in today's players outside of Sinner and Alcaraz. With Lendl in his corner and at peak health, Murray was just 1 step below the big 3 at their best. And that is impossible for all the players today except Sinner and Alcaraz.
So I would like to take a step back and apologize for all the members here for underrating this legend of the game.
Murray is not same as Medvedev from today's generation. He is 1 league above Medvedev. I think two of the best of that generation combined in Medvedev + Thiem honestly fairly match what Murray has done on the court but that's two players combined vs one. I still think Medvedev is much better than Andy Roddick as Roddick himself would agree.
But Andy Murray, despite his shortcomings vs the big 3, he has been an absolute legend of this game.
The backhand Murray hits taking the ball early and stepping inside the court, on hard courts it is probably a bigger offensive shot than Djokovic's. The return of serve was at such a high level that best servers will feel smothered. The first serve, while not as good as Roger or even Novak in variety, was vicious and the slice down the T was one of his best serves, completely without a response.
While Murray's shortcomings on second serve and also on the forehands are greatly documented, they were never at unacceptable level like we see in today's players outside of Sinner and Alcaraz. With Lendl in his corner and at peak health, Murray was just 1 step below the big 3 at their best. And that is impossible for all the players today except Sinner and Alcaraz.
So I would like to take a step back and apologize for all the members here for underrating this legend of the game.
