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MurrayMyInspiration
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Who's career would you rather have? Murray or Delpo?
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Zarfot Z
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Definitely Murray, given the fact that he is almost guaranteed a slam in the near future, and will most likely end up with more than one slam. Murray also has more Masters titles, ATP 1000 tournaments, a gold medal (as opposed to a bronze) and a more impressive resume overall.
Hawkeye7
Professional
Also a lot more money.
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NadalAgassi
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Murray. No contest. Slams are what matter most but this is an extreme case. 8 Masters + Olympic Gold + 4 slam finals all together are for sure worth more than 1 Slam title and no other titles above 500 level.
Dark Magician
Professional
Murray for sure.
More success (as already stated).
Wont want to spend 2 years in pain with a wrist injury when my prime seemed to begin.
And Murray cried in Wimb. final but the court was filled with Murray chants!!
More success (as already stated).
Wont want to spend 2 years in pain with a wrist injury when my prime seemed to begin.
And Murray cried in Wimb. final but the court was filled with Murray chants!!
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Deleted member 307496
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Murray, consistently in the top four, more money, has won more masters and is more famous.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Del Potro, sorry Andy 1 major is worth more than 0 majors
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Deleted member 307496
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Even if he's probably going to win either the US Open or the Australian Open?
Biscuitmcgriddleson
Professional
Murray has a Ferrari and a lot more money and amongst the choices, you're splitting hairs. Del Po is a one trick pony so far, if he wins a another Major and Andy never wins one, that will be another question though.
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Deleted member 307496
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The money is what really counts, but he's also been way more consistent than Del Potro.
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Deleted member 21996
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none of the above. Spadea is "du bomb"
But Andy has chances to win more, DP was a one off
paulorenzo
Hall of Fame
it wasn't necessarily a one off, his abilities went straight down hill a couple months after and hasn't been in good form until late. it's not like he was able to compete at the same high level in the 11 slams after the 09USO and failed to capture a single one, if that was the case, then yeah, call it a one off.
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The sad thing is he may never be able to reach that level again.
OrangePower
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+1 for the money.
These guys are pros - tennis is their living.
Murray's $21.5 mil > Delpo's $9.25 mil
And that's just prize money; I bet Murray makes more in endorsements also.
These guys are pros - tennis is their living.
Murray's $21.5 mil > Delpo's $9.25 mil
And that's just prize money; I bet Murray makes more in endorsements also.
Okay maybe I was a bit harsh, fair enough but I don't believe he'll win another slam, I'm not saying Andy Definetly will but I believe he has a bigger chance
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Gotta go with the Muzz, as stated on the last page slams are more important but this is a really extreme case.
BauerAlmeida
Hall of Fame
It's funny people picking Murray for the money. Delpo isn't struggling to make ends meet exactly you know...
If you pick Murray pick him for the M1000, slam finals or whatever, both guys have money to live without worries for a hundred years and are 25 or less.
Anyway....Delpo has a slam, Murray does not. So for the moment, Del Potro. If Murray wins a slam his career will be much better, but I'm not so sure he will one as some people seem to be.
If you pick Murray pick him for the M1000, slam finals or whatever, both guys have money to live without worries for a hundred years and are 25 or less.
Anyway....Delpo has a slam, Murray does not. So for the moment, Del Potro. If Murray wins a slam his career will be much better, but I'm not so sure he will one as some people seem to be.
mellowyellow
Legend
How about comparatively for where they live?
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NadalAgassi
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To think 1 slam win and nothing else is worth more than 8 Masters, 4 slam finals, Olympic Gold, consistently higher ranking, many other titles, much better records vs all the top players is to take the meaning slams are everything to a whole new level, too extreme of one. Would you same people say Johansson has had a better career than Murray too. Probably not, the same people would probably laugh, yet Johansson technically might have a better career than Del Potro right now, a slam title plus a Masters title unlike Del Potro, and the same number of slam semis. Also a Davis Cup title. So if Del Potro's career is better than Murray's, that would mean Tomas Johansson's has to be considered too, LOL! While he is overall much less accomplishes than even Johansson or Del Potro at this point, would we even have say Gaston Gaudio has had a better career than Murray too. Mark Edmunston. Does everyone with a slam automaticaly have a better career.
BauerAlmeida
Hall of Fame
Considering how the dollar has increased it's value here Delpo is probably one of the highest paid sportsmen in the world lol.
BauerAlmeida
Hall of Fame
Delpo also has a TMC final and 2 Davis Cup finals. It's not like the slam is the only thing he has that Murray does not.
And Del Potro lost 2 years of his career when he was in his prime and is only 23.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Couldn't have said it better myself.
AnotherTennisProdigy
Professional
I agree with what others are saying, Murray has a better career than delpo. However, just the fact that delpo is a slam winner and Murray isn't makes me lean towards delpo.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Well until that happens I take the 1 major Del Potro won over anything that Murray has.
batz
G.O.A.T.
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Paul Murphy
Hall of Fame
I'll take Murray.
I prefer his game to Del P's and while he doesn't have a major yet I think he'll win a couple at least before he's finished.
I think we may have seen the best of Del P - shame about that wrist injury.
I prefer his game to Del P's and while he doesn't have a major yet I think he'll win a couple at least before he's finished.
I think we may have seen the best of Del P - shame about that wrist injury.
mellowyellow
Legend
True, but in that same light, some of Murrays accomplishments are merely right place at right time, time of year etc...
batz
G.O.A.T.
Really? So it was just a matter of Murray turning up?
Of Murray's 8 MS wins, he's had to beat one of the top 3 to win six of them, in the other 2 he beat Delpo and Ferrer in the finals.
BauerAlmeida
Hall of Fame
Yes. He lost 2 years. The year he was injured (2009) and the year he was coming back (2010). You don't think you perform the same way after a whole year without touching a racket, right? Not to mention his ranking dropped and he was facing top players in the first rounds.
And DC matters. If you're the number 4 player and you don't play a single match I agree that it's not relevant, but that wasn't Del Potro's case. For example in 2008 he won his both semi-finals matches against Russia to put Argentina in the final.
Haha, so Nadal was playing his best Tennis when DelPo beat him in 2009, right? Please.
Delpo's H2H against the top 4 is 8-29 btw.That's astonishingly bad and makes 2009 sound a bit like a fluke.
Everytime Nadal or Federer loses they're injured apparently. Del Potro trashed him 2-2-2. If he wasn't playing well it's not Del Potro's fault.
And of course his record is going to be bad if the first times they played each other Del Potro was a teenager and outisde the TOP 50. How is the H2H without those matches?? Not to mention some of them were in 2010 when he was coming back from the injury.
Hawkeye7
Professional
He only played Andy in 2008 (2) and 2009 (4), when he was at his best ever. Their H2H is 5-1. He beat Andy on Clay. He is only a year and a few months younger than Andy and they turned pro in the same year. He also lost 6 consecutive times against Fed this year.
Of course Nadal wasn't injured. I'm just using other people's arguments against them. To suggest that Nadal played a great match that day is still far from the truth. Just like Fed didn't play well against Andy in the Olympics final. But Andy and JMDP both still deserved to win those matches regardless.
That's not the question though. Fact is that JMDP won one big tournament and nothing else and hasn't even reached the semis of a slam since.
He also lost 6 consecutive times against Fed this year. Of course Nadal wasn't injured. I'm just using other people's arguments against them. To suggest that Nadal played a great match that day is still far from the truth. Just like Fed didn't play well against Andy in the Olympics final. But Andy and JMDP both still deserved to win those matches regardless.
That's not the question though. Fact is that JMDP won one big tournament and nothing else and hasn't even reached the semis of a slam since.
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OrangePower
Legend
Delpo has made only $9.25 mil in prize money, and probably some more from endorsements. Sounds like more than it is... once you take out expenses, taxes, etc, let's say he has $5 mil saved. If he stops playing today, he has to make that money last many years. He will have enough to live on if he keeps a modest lifestyle, but to live like a star takes a lot more than that.
Murray has made $21.5 mil plus a lot more in endorsements. He probably has $15+ mil in the bank. There is a big difference in the lifestyle you can afford to keep for the rest of your life with $15 mil versus with $5 mil.
(Obviously my numbers are made up I have no idea what they have in the bank, but the point is that the marginal difference is significant.)
batz
G.O.A.T.
He was injured in 2009? The year he won the USO and made the final of the WTF? Wow - just imagine how good he would have been if he wasn't injured that year.
He played the AO in 2010 and Japan 2010 - if that's 'not touching a racket for a whole year' then I'm a Dutchman.
I'm not saying that DC doesn't matter per se; it's a very prestigious event - I'm saying it can't be used to reflect one individual's superiority over another as in order to win a DC or even make a final, a player is 100% dependent on someone else.
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Hawkeye7
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Andy's estimated wealth is £24m. That's like $38m.
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hoodjem
G.O.A.T.
OrangePower
Legend
Thanks for the info... more than I would have guessed... his endorsements have obviously been really lucrative.
Any idea what Delpo is worth?
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
Del Potro. No question Murray has have the overall better career, but at this point he's not achieveed the pinnacleof tennis and Del Potro has.
Given Murray's overall success, not winning a slam would leave him seen by many as someone who didn't live up to their potential and maybe even was a bit of a choker in slams. Delpo has maybe done more with his ability than Murray has with his. Given one chance he won a slam final. Murray has had 4 chances and not done it
Given Murray's overall success, not winning a slam would leave him seen by many as someone who didn't live up to their potential and maybe even was a bit of a choker in slams. Delpo has maybe done more with his ability than Murray has with his. Given one chance he won a slam final. Murray has had 4 chances and not done it
BauerAlmeida
Hall of Fame
Of course I meant 2010 and 2011. My mistake. And he played a tournament in January (AO) already injured and then didn't play until October when he tried to come back but played 2 first round matches and realized he wasn't ready yet. It's basically a whole year without playing.
He has a lot from endorsements. He is very popular here in Argentina. And he will not stop playing today, he will win a lot more. Of course Murray has more (and by far). My point is that both have a lot of money. I don't think it's a reason to pick one over the other because of the amount of money unless you're extremely greedy. If someone asks you, I don't know, for example. "Would you prefer Federer's career without all the money he won in prizes, endorsements, etc.. and just having $1.000.000 or Murray's career and all the money he won", well in that case it would be understandable if you pick the later because the difference is huge but considering Del Potro has a nice amount of millions in his bank account, I don't think that the money is a reason to pick a career over the other one.
And a dollar nowdays is worth like 6 pesos (argentine money) so if Del Potro decides to live here when he retires (he always says he will live in Tandil, his hometown) he will have A LOT more.
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