So you are really sleepy because like me you too tuned in to the US open men's finals and ended up getting ready for office directly after the match was over??? I am sure if you are a fan the way I am you would not mind....
So what does Murray's heroic streak ending 5 set victory over Djokovich mean really? End of an ear? hardly since this is not the first time the Serb has lost a grand slam final in this year let alone in his career... begining of a new ear? Again hardly since with 4 previous slam apperances and 8 master's title Andy Murray is hardly the new kid on the block.
Before we chew over this let's just have some numbers shall we? this year men's top 4 won one slam each and barring Federer all other 3 were runner up in at least one other ( Djoko in 2), but this does not tell you how close the rivalary has become in this year... try this :
Australian open- Nadal defeated Federer in semis and Djoko defeated Murray in semis, then Djoko took Rafa out in that epic 6 hour final... French open- Rafa defeated Federer in semis and then Djoko in finals, Wimbledon- Federer stopped Djoko's 41 match winning run in semis and then defeated Murray in finals and finally in the US open Murray closed the circle by defeating Djoko..... this is the tennis equvalient of wild west.... no man is standing after 12 rounds....
The domination of the Big 3 (federer/Nadal and Djoko) was the big news of last 4 years (one of them has played each of the last 31 grand slam finals played and won all but 2 of them including Murray's win tonight), but nobody realized how close this rivalry was really getting...they almost always required 5 sets to take each other down, Federer defeated Rafa in his first 2 Wimbledon appearances in 4 and 5 sets before bowing to him in 5 in Wimbledon 2008 and Australian 2009, Djoko came back from match point in last year's US semis to defeat Federer and then needed nearly 6 hours to take Rafa out in the Australian finals, the list will go on and on... I guess I give a slight edge ro Rafa because he is the only one neither Federer nor Djoko could defeat on clay, but he has defeated Federer on grass and Djoko on hard court....
And now we have the cool Scot Murray joining the pack, laying to rest all discussions about whether it is big 3 or big 4, big 4 it is and not a moment too soon, Federer will be 32 next year and should he fade from the scene in the next year or the year after that Murray will more than fit the bill, keeping Rafa and Djoko honest on clay and hard courts,
For now as a tennis fan, it is good times since you are virtually assured of a 3-4 hours of intense slug fest in all grand slam semis and finals, the term one sided is left to be used for other 124 players in the draw since anything involving these 4 is bound to run close and for a fan that is what tennis is all about...
So ladies and gentelmen, take a bow and welcome Prince Murray in the club of grand slammers, and of course keep an eye on the Spaniard currently nursing a sore knee, or the cool ( Mr. Carry Grant to quote Agasssi) Swiss nearing a brilliant career and of course the Serb who has subtracted at least 6 grand slam titles from their tallies.... these guys take no prisoners and come Australia in january God willing they will be seeing each other across the net.... Saturday and Sunday of week 2 of course!
So what does Murray's heroic streak ending 5 set victory over Djokovich mean really? End of an ear? hardly since this is not the first time the Serb has lost a grand slam final in this year let alone in his career... begining of a new ear? Again hardly since with 4 previous slam apperances and 8 master's title Andy Murray is hardly the new kid on the block.
Before we chew over this let's just have some numbers shall we? this year men's top 4 won one slam each and barring Federer all other 3 were runner up in at least one other ( Djoko in 2), but this does not tell you how close the rivalary has become in this year... try this :
Australian open- Nadal defeated Federer in semis and Djoko defeated Murray in semis, then Djoko took Rafa out in that epic 6 hour final... French open- Rafa defeated Federer in semis and then Djoko in finals, Wimbledon- Federer stopped Djoko's 41 match winning run in semis and then defeated Murray in finals and finally in the US open Murray closed the circle by defeating Djoko..... this is the tennis equvalient of wild west.... no man is standing after 12 rounds....
The domination of the Big 3 (federer/Nadal and Djoko) was the big news of last 4 years (one of them has played each of the last 31 grand slam finals played and won all but 2 of them including Murray's win tonight), but nobody realized how close this rivalry was really getting...they almost always required 5 sets to take each other down, Federer defeated Rafa in his first 2 Wimbledon appearances in 4 and 5 sets before bowing to him in 5 in Wimbledon 2008 and Australian 2009, Djoko came back from match point in last year's US semis to defeat Federer and then needed nearly 6 hours to take Rafa out in the Australian finals, the list will go on and on... I guess I give a slight edge ro Rafa because he is the only one neither Federer nor Djoko could defeat on clay, but he has defeated Federer on grass and Djoko on hard court....
And now we have the cool Scot Murray joining the pack, laying to rest all discussions about whether it is big 3 or big 4, big 4 it is and not a moment too soon, Federer will be 32 next year and should he fade from the scene in the next year or the year after that Murray will more than fit the bill, keeping Rafa and Djoko honest on clay and hard courts,
For now as a tennis fan, it is good times since you are virtually assured of a 3-4 hours of intense slug fest in all grand slam semis and finals, the term one sided is left to be used for other 124 players in the draw since anything involving these 4 is bound to run close and for a fan that is what tennis is all about...
So ladies and gentelmen, take a bow and welcome Prince Murray in the club of grand slammers, and of course keep an eye on the Spaniard currently nursing a sore knee, or the cool ( Mr. Carry Grant to quote Agasssi) Swiss nearing a brilliant career and of course the Serb who has subtracted at least 6 grand slam titles from their tallies.... these guys take no prisoners and come Australia in january God willing they will be seeing each other across the net.... Saturday and Sunday of week 2 of course!
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