Australian Open 2011: The Ceiling For Andy Murray Is 1

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Published: January 30, 2011

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I choose to write this with Djokovic up 3-1 in the third set. This match is officially over and I feel extremely comfortable saying that. Murray will go on to lose his third Grand Slam Final, and most likely in straight sets again.

I felt Djokovic statistically and by the atmosphere going into the Final was going to win, but I did not think Murray would fall as flat as he has. After all, it was the great Federer who bested the Scot in his first two Slam Finals.

Playing on the provincial circuit, I had some veterans tell me the game of tennis is 50 percent body and 50 percent mind. I often question if there's any other sport that has as much a mental weight on the outcome as does tennis.

Being the only active male professional tennis player to hold an 0-3 Grand Slam Finals record and only the third to have that mark at any point in his career since Goran Ivanisevic is one thing, but the way in which Murray has lost these three finals just adds to the punishment his morale must have thus far suffered.

One Slam victory would not take away all of that, even if it was at Wimbledon.

Leading up to this match I read an article that stated Murray knew it would not be his last chance, but now I think, at age 23, how many opportunities will he have?

He has roughly five seasons, counting this year before he hits the wall, and only Federer has showcased a magnificent late bloomer.

I'll be bold and take away the French Open right now as a possible Slam victory. That's 14 more opportunities. Since 08, Murray has also failed to make noise at the U.S. Open.

Now we count the competition before Murray at Wimbledon and Australian Open. Nadal's state of affairs is tied to his health, let's go the satanist route and say he'll be relevant for just three more years. If he's healthy, Nadal will continue to own Wimbledon alongside Federer, and maybe Roddick will kick in.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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