TheMuzziah
Hall of Fame
As the title says, where do you think does Murray have the best chance of winning his third slam?
For me it's still Wimbledon. He's quite inconsistent at the US Open (hasn't made it further then the QF since he won it), and generally I'd say it's a slam that you can expect a few surprises/shock losses in the early rounds. Australian Open is his best slam, at least results-wise and he has played some brilliant stuff there but his biggest obstacle is competing with arguably the GOAT of the tournament, Djokovic. If someone can take him out before the Final, it would deffo be Murrays best chance there but I honestly can't see that happening so Andy would have to beat him himself, and although it's possible I'm not that confident.
So it comes down to either Wimbledon or the FO. As for the latter, a lot depends on the draw. If Murray has to play Nadal and Djokovic back to back I wouldn't fancy his chances of taking it home. It helps that Djokovic seems to have a mental block after all his devastating losses there, add to that Murrays win against him in Rome (first on clay) and it does look better. But again, if it's a ridiculously tough draw he'll probably be absolutely gassed or may not even make it to the final.
Whereas at Wimbledon, providing he's seeded #2, he doesn't have to worry much about the draw imo. Last year was a big chance missed but he faced an incredible federer, serving some absolute bombs, I don't think anyone would have beaten him on the day. This year though,seems like a repeat of 2013 for Fed, Nadal is not a force on grass and hasn't been for ages, same goes for Nishikori, Berdych etc. and probably Wawrinka (although you never really know with him). you have Kyrgios and Raonic as potential dark horses but I'm quite confident that Murray on his day can dispatch any of them pretty easily. And frankly as a Murray fan you can't ask for a better place to face Djokovic then the Wimbledon centre court.
Again, that's not my prediction. I'm not saying Murray will win Wimbledon or anything. I'm just saying that for me, Wimbledon is the best chance he has of winning that third slam.
For me it's still Wimbledon. He's quite inconsistent at the US Open (hasn't made it further then the QF since he won it), and generally I'd say it's a slam that you can expect a few surprises/shock losses in the early rounds. Australian Open is his best slam, at least results-wise and he has played some brilliant stuff there but his biggest obstacle is competing with arguably the GOAT of the tournament, Djokovic. If someone can take him out before the Final, it would deffo be Murrays best chance there but I honestly can't see that happening so Andy would have to beat him himself, and although it's possible I'm not that confident.
So it comes down to either Wimbledon or the FO. As for the latter, a lot depends on the draw. If Murray has to play Nadal and Djokovic back to back I wouldn't fancy his chances of taking it home. It helps that Djokovic seems to have a mental block after all his devastating losses there, add to that Murrays win against him in Rome (first on clay) and it does look better. But again, if it's a ridiculously tough draw he'll probably be absolutely gassed or may not even make it to the final.
Whereas at Wimbledon, providing he's seeded #2, he doesn't have to worry much about the draw imo. Last year was a big chance missed but he faced an incredible federer, serving some absolute bombs, I don't think anyone would have beaten him on the day. This year though,seems like a repeat of 2013 for Fed, Nadal is not a force on grass and hasn't been for ages, same goes for Nishikori, Berdych etc. and probably Wawrinka (although you never really know with him). you have Kyrgios and Raonic as potential dark horses but I'm quite confident that Murray on his day can dispatch any of them pretty easily. And frankly as a Murray fan you can't ask for a better place to face Djokovic then the Wimbledon centre court.
Again, that's not my prediction. I'm not saying Murray will win Wimbledon or anything. I'm just saying that for me, Wimbledon is the best chance he has of winning that third slam.