Blog: Ace

Andy Murray still in a select group

Andy Murray has just been destroyed by Raffa Nadal at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships and suddenly everyone thinks he's a no -hoper. He's not won Wimbledon and so must be a failure.

But there again no player other than Roger Federer has won Wimbledon for the last five years so does that make every other tennis player a no hoper.

In fact let me give you another stat - since  Wimbledon 2004 only 4 players have won any Grand Slam Tournament - Federer - Nadal Djokovic and Safin - and the last two guys just one each.

Reaching the quarter finals of a Grand Slam Tennis Tournament suggests that you are somewhere in the region of the 8th best tennis player in the World. Did any Americans or Australians get to the quarter finals - er no. Any South Americans? No. Tennis at the moment is dominated by Europe and Andy Murray can count himself as one of that group.

by Ace on 07:06 on 3rd July 2008