Anyone think he could do it this year?
Explain...
The more interesting question is, imo, why doesn't Murray's game translate well to clay?
Most people say he's somewhat like Nole and Rafa in terms of playing style, yet they excel on clay and Murray, pardon my French, usually sucks on it.
My personal explanation? He's more like Hewitt than like Rafole. A counterpuncher, who feeds on the opponents pace and thus does better on faster courts than clay, where he needs to create more pace, than he's able to while still hitting with a safety margin. And he hits pretty flat, when he goes for his forehand and when he does spin - or roll - it in, there's not much on it.
Anyone else?
All that said, I still have somewhat of a hope for Murray on clay. Perhaps not this year, but the next ones. And he'll not be an easy opponent in the quarters, if he gets there.