Men’s Tennis Stars with the Most to Prove in 2015

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Published: November 17, 2014

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With the 2014 ATP World Tour almost over, all players will be looking forward to a well-deserved period of rest before 2015 soon comes around.

However, some will be more at rest than others, at least mentally.

Every player has something to prove at the elite level of sport, but we pick out five players at the top-end who perhaps have more than others, whether it’s due to a recent lack of form, testing injuries, or not quite developing as quickly as many expected.

Andy Murray  

Despite fighting admirably to reach the ATP Finals, where he disappointingly exited at the round-robin stage after being crushed by Roger Federer, there is little doubt that Andy Murray has lost his status as a member of the "Big Four."

(Side note: Is it now a Big Three? A Big Two? Or just Novak Djokovic out there on his own?)

After falling to No. 11 in the world after the U.S. Open, he has climbed back to No. 6 after his first three titles of the year all came in recent weeks.

Excluding Grand Slams, that is actually at least as many titles as he won in 2012 and 2013.

But, crucially, those years both delivered a Slam each (as well as the Olympic title in 2012, and another Slam final in each year, too).

Weirdly, Murray has remained reasonably consistent in the Slams this year, with three quarterfinals and a semifinal.

The latter, at the French Open, made him only the 10th man to reach at least two semifinals in all four Slams.

Elsewhere, however, his form has regularly deserted him.

Exhibit A: London last week.

In his defence, he has been adapting to tennis after major back surgery last year.

As he noted in his blog, as per BBC, last week: “My back had still been giving me some trouble [earlier in the year] when I thought that doing the rehab meant it would be fine.”

As such, this y...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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