I don't really agree with the concept of "deserving" - if you win it you deserve it, if you don't win, you don't. But allowing for the idea that someone SHOULD win a slam, then Murray paid his dues and got there in the end.
Murray won his slam in his fifth final. He had won many other big tournaments with an Olympic gold and 8 masters title. Potro has nothing other than his slam, no other finals, master titles etc.
They both "deserved" it but del Potro's victory was the more impressive one, IMO. Beating Federer and Nadal (who he destroyed) back-to-back is a rare feat.
Definitely DelPo, as Murray got a ballbasher under extreme wind on his SF and benefited from more rest in the Final to outgrind his opponent in the 5th set.
Yes, Murray's past achievements do make up for this fluke but that is not the question.
del potro faced doublefaulterer in that 2009 final
he had the match handed to him by doublefaulterer's choking
emotionalabuserer cried and swore for roddick, but still lost the match
murray had to beat an in form berdych (who only shows up against olderer) in the semis, and beat both the wind and the best hard court player in the world in the final
For me with Murray it's more of a begrudging deservedness with him gradually getting closer over the years, whereas with Del Potro it was an inarguably impressive performance.
Delpo's. First man to beat Fedal back to back in a Slam.
Hope he can fully overcome his injuries, peak and go one step further and become the first man to beat Federer, Nadal and Djokovic back to back in a Slam
Delpo was impressive because he utterly destroyed Nadal and then beat Roger. But Murray was fighting against history and he did beat Djokovic in the final. Not sure why these threads get made. Both were impressive.
Oh the Murray haters will never accept it. Even if he win another one next year, they'll still say Del Potro has a better winning percentage in finals!
Del Potros was probably slightlyy more impressive due to it coming out of nowhere and beat both Nadal and Federer in one tournament. However Murray was battling history and the way he lost his two set lead and went on to just outplay Djokovic in that final set was very, very impressive. His ability to raise his level at that point after being 2 sets to 0 was amazing. Either way, I'd give Delpo the nod in that department.
In terms of deserving it more. Andy Murray wins that hands down. He lost four finals in a row, he'd been knocking on the slam winners door since 2008/2009 and it just didn't come together. But the guys worked so hard on getting more physically strong, and now mmore positive and mentally strong on court that he absolutely deserved it more.
Murray was lucky with the wind against Berdych and I don't know what Nole did in that final. Del Potro crushed Nadal and outclutched Federer in 5, two of the greatest players of all time.
. hmm toughie
Most deserving for sure since it was not a surprise: Murray was going to win a slam, it was just a matter of time considering all his masters and slam finals. Del Potro has nothing in his resume to back his fluke slam, not before his win or after, nothing.
Most impressive? The Wimbledon final-Olympic gold-first slam at the USO sequence is a mighty impressive achievement. I don't think unexpected, or fluke, is a synonym of impressive.
Why are you factoring in everything else? This topic is only about the US Open of 2012. Did he deserve to win that tournament solely by his level of play? No. His level of play was crap. Was his win impressive? No.
Murray's Olympic gold was more impressive than his USO.
The so-called GOAT was roasted on his favourite surface at his favourite court playing his favourite opponent in BO5 finals while his favourite fan Looney could do nothing but helplessly watch.
Murray's Olympic gold was more impressive than his USO.
The so-called GOAT was roasted on his favourite surface at his favourite court playing his favourite opponent in BO5 finals while his favourite fan Looney could do nothing but helplessly watch.
Absolutely. He annihilated Fed in that final. His performance during the entire tournament was both more impressive and convincing than what happened at the U.S. Open.
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