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Andy Murray of Scotland: The Resurgence

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The resurgence of Andy Murray is written in the stars. He wants to be #1. That is his dream.

This Wimbledon crown is huge for him. He really needed that to get some traction going with respect to grand slams. he has lost too many of them.

I believe he has effectively reversed the trend. All that is needed is the U.S. Open crown to confirm it.

I am going to predict that U.S. Open title for him right now just as I had predicted that he was going to win Wimbledon this year long before he arrived on grass.


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Rafael GOATdal will win Olympics gold and if he is healthy he has a great chance of sweeping USO series given the sharp decline of Fakervic and the field being the weakest since mid 2014 with absolutely zero competition. The only thing holding RAFA back are the injuries.
 
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Rafael GOATdal will win Olympics gold and if he is healthy he has a great chance of sweeping USO series given the sharp decline of Fakervic and the field being the weakest since mid 2014 with absolutely zero competition. The only thing holding RAFA back are the injuries.

surely you jest.

rafa is making about as much progress/headway with his game and his fitness as a snake making love to a buggy whip.


translation: he is not going anywhere.


now Andy--on the other hand-- is going places.
 
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Clay is back!
 
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Oh, you still think Murray is better on hardcourt than clay....

Final 2016 Roland Garros (Djokovic beat Murray 36 61 62 64)

Won 2016 Rome (Murray beat Djokovic 63 63)

Final 2016 Madrid (Djokovic beat Murray 62 36 63)

Semi-Final 2016 Monte Carlo (Nadal beat Murray)

3rd Round 2016 Miami (lost to Dimitrov)

3rd Round 2016 Indian Wells (lost to Delbonis)

Final 2016 AO (Djokovic won 61 75 76)

Round Robin 2015 World Tour Finals (Nadal beat Murray 64 61)

Final 2015 Paris (Djokovic beat Murray 62 64)

Semi-Final 2015 Shanghai (Djokovic beat Murray 61 63)

4th Round 2015 US Open (lost to Anderson)
 
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Oh, you still think Murray is better on hardcourt than clay....

Final 2016 Roland Garros (Djokovic beat Murray 36 61 62 64)

Won 2016 Rome (Murray beat Djokovic 63 63)

Final 2016 Madrid (Djokovic beat Murray 62 36 63)

Semi-Final 2016 Monte Carlo (Nadal beat Murray)

3rd Round 2016 Miami (lost to Dimitrov)

3rd Round 2016 Indian Wells (lost to Delbonis)

Final 2016 AO (Djokovic won 61 75 76)

Round Robin 2015 World Tour Finals (Nadal beat Murray 64 61)

Final 2015 Paris (Djokovic beat Murray 62 64)

Semi-Final 2015 Shanghai (Djokovic beat Murray 61 63)

4th Round 2015 US Open (lost to Anderson)

I was just saying that rafa has slipped/declined a lot even on clay.

current rafa cant beat current andy on any surface.


but rafa can beat andy at fishing.
 
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Resurgence? It's been lasting for a long time. AO? Lost only to Djokovic. FO? Lost only to Djokovic. All he needed was Djokovic's meltdown and it finally happened this summer. Obviously that doesn't change the fact that Murray's victories (past and future) are well deserved. But I agree that US Open could be very important for him in his bid for #1 and maybe we are witnessing a momentum shift on top of the rankings. His chances of taking #1 in the next 7 months (or maybe even this year) are greater than ever. But let's see how US Open unfolds - Djokovic will do everything to regain good form there. And let's not forget about other players (particularly about Nadal).
 
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The resurgence is a lot to do with Djoker's Shoulders and wrist and elbows and his moods..

But all said and done, he has done well, opportunistically sneaking well when his rivals are down. Thats what Top Sports stars do.
 
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All depends on Djokovic's injury. Nadal is not a threat for Andy. US Open will tell us a lot about his chances to dethrone Novak. However, winning only the next USO is not enough. He needs to attack WTF and that will be very tough for Andy. He never came even close to winning that tournament (similiar situation with Paris). Djokovic will also recover sooner or later, we will see whether he is going to be a monster again or the things will change.
 
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All depends on Djokovic's injury. Nadal is not a threat for Andy. US Open will tell us a lot about his chances to dethrone Novak. However, winning only the next USO is not enough. He needs to attack WTF and that will be very tough for Andy. He never came even close to winning that tournament (similiar situation with Paris). Djokovic will also recover sooner or later, we will see whether he is going to be a monster again or the things will change.
Stopped reading there....seriously get a clue. RAFA's wrist is healing as we're typing here and by USO he'll be 99% fit and healthy and in that case I don't see anyone stopping RAFA who is hungry since he hasn't won a slam in 2+ years.
 
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Andy's Resurgence??

Don't make me laugh. He benefits from the fact that the big names are semi-retired(Federer, Nadal) or injured(Djokovic).
BS....
So Andy's back injury getting better is not in that equation? Boooo

Andy Murray Year End #1. Lol
 
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Excellent thread general @Clay Death. Welcome back.

Everything has lined up for Andy.

In order of their importance:

1. Hard work and improved ground game on clay.
2. Lendl's return gives Murray focus and calm.
3. The Falls of Federer & Nadal.
4. Djokovic's seeming lack of hunger after finally getting a RG win.

= Win at Wimbledon for Andy

Now he has to apply himself for the US Open.
He's one of the favorites, but has to work for it.
They don't give away majors.

It's a bit early yet, so there is no draw, but here are my early picks for the USO if they play

Murray - Pole Position - the man to beat

Del Potro - big scalps lately - coming back to form - biggest forehand of the top guys.

Cilic - big performance at Wimbledon, only stopped by a Federesque come from behind performance.

Djokovic - Must recover his health & mojo and survive early rounds.

Respectfully,
masterclass
 
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Excellent thread general @Clay Death. Welcome back.

Everything has lined up for Andy.

In order of their importance:

1. Hard work and improved ground game on clay.
2. Lendl's return gives Murray focus and calm.
3. The Falls of Federer & Nadal.
4. Djokovic's seeming lack of hunger after finally getting a RG win.

= Win at Wimbledon for Andy

Now he has to apply himself for the US Open.
He's one of the favorites, but has to work for it.
They don't give away majors.

It's a bit early yet, so there is no draw, but here are my early picks for the USO if they play

Murray - Pole Position - the man to beat

Del Potro - big scalps lately - coming back to form - biggest forehand of the top guys.

Cilic - big performance at Wimbledon, only stopped by a Federesque come from behind performance.

Djokovic - Must recover his health & mojo and survive early rounds.

Respectfully,
masterclass

much obliged general.

and there you have it folks. that is a spin free post as usual from general masterclass.

that does spell it out.


Andy has to be very determined and very focused. he will have his opportunities at flushing meadows. he simply has to be healthy, fit, and ready to capitalize on the opportunities that present themselves.
 
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What are you clowns talking about? Nadal beat Murray THIS YEAR.
So even if you ignore the 2015 World Tour Finals (BTW are you also going to ignore Anderson's win over Murray at the US Open? Murray too distracted by Davis Cup even then?), you can't deny that Nadal beat Murray this year.
Murray also lost to Dimitrov and Delbonis this year!
 
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Nadal lost to not only Murray this year, but also Djokovic 3 times (0 sets won), Verdasco who hadn't won back to back matches in 6 months and lost to Sela next round, Thiem, Cuevas and Dzumhur :spit:

Is that really worse than losing to Dimitrov and Delbonis? Murray is definitely better than Nadal right now.
 
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Nadal lost to not only Murray this year, but also Djokovic 3 times (0 sets won), Verdasco who hadn't won back to back matches in 6 months and lost to Sela next round, Thiem, Cuevas and Dzumhur :spit:

Is that really worse than losing to Dimitrov and Delbonis? Murray is definitely better than Nadal right now.
I guarantee that if RAFA faces Mugray at Olympics we'll see a beatdown in favor of RAFA and it'll be a total humiliation.
 
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Murray a favorite at the Open? No, he's never been and nothing has changed.

Djokovic might be in a slump, but we've seen it before. Conditions might make it Murray's slam, but in good conditions, he will get thumped there as usual. A good Del Potro might snatch his wings and Djokovic will always be there to stop him.

Asian swing is always there for Murray
 
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If CD says this, my signature better get ready.

Fact is that Wimbledon revived Murray into a new breed. If he doubles up with USO, that year end number 1 is his. Djokovic is not exactly in top shape, so it's Andy's fight to lose here. Not that the fight is over though, Djokovic is not going to back down.
 
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If CD says this, my signature better get ready.

Fact is that Wimbledon revived Murray into a new breed. If he doubles up with USO, that year end number 1 is his. Djokovic is not exactly in top shape, so it's Andy's fight to lose here. Not that the fight is over though, Djokovic is not going to back down.
it is all about opportunities in sports general. and being able, ready, and willing to capitalize them when they present themselves.


you saw the warriors fumble the ball and the Cleveland warriors quickly capitalized. they had to be ready to pounce on that opportunity.



we saw Andy do that Wimbledon. he did his part: he made sure he was ranked #2 so he could only face all time great like djokovic in the final.


he also had a great clay season which he needed. clay fine tuned his ground game and gave him the confidence he needed on grass.

he felt confident going into Wimbledon after having snatched the queens event.

all he needed was the stars to line up just right and the Wimbledon crown was in the bag for him.

he held up his end of the bargain and arrived in the final ready to take advantage of the opportunities that presented themselves.


Andy is one of the 2 players on this planet that can put 70% of the returns back in play. his return of serve is as good as it gets.

that helped his cause at Wimbledon greatly.
 
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is that his 9th straight year of qualifying for WTF?


very impressive. maybe he bags the crown this year.

that would be a crowning achievement to his u.s. open title if he is able to snatch it.


his resurgence would be complete.
 
#56 ·
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Andy confirms his resurgence with each additional match win.

and now for the gold, he will present you with a clinical destruction of Del Potro.



it is great to see Del Potro back in the saddle but he is not at Andy's level.

And should be able to take this in straights.
 
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