Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray: Will They Clean Up in 2013?

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Published: January 1, 2013

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After Andy Murray’s maiden slam title in New York last September, men’s tennis now assuredly has a Big Four. But, following the surprise (shock?) withdrawal of Rafael Nadal from the Australian Open after reporting solid progress with his troublesome knees, it’s currently a case of ‘and then there were three’.

Nadal doesn’t look like he's returning to the tour anytime soon. Even when he does, he’ll have plenty of slack to pick up.

Consider Juan Martin del Potro, whose wrist injury kept him out of action for nearly a year. Only now, two years after his comeback, is the Argentinian anywhere near his scorching form of 2009.

Fading Federer

The other dynamic at the pointy end of men’s tennis is the gradual fade of Roger Federer.

These days, every article about the great Swiss seems to contain the phrase "Federer isn’t getting any younger".

In fact, the more you examine the business end of the current men’s tour, the more you start to wonder if Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray might not clean up in 2013.

Federer’s Wimbledon triumph last year seemed to bear all the hallmarks of a last hurrah.

It came 30 months after his last slam triumph, with no Rafa in his path, and against a finals opponent—Murray—carrying not only the weight of a nation’s expectations, but also a sizeable monkey, in the form of a potential fourth unsuccessful slam final, on his back.



 

It seems that Federer’s short, sharp bursts of effort are no longer suited to the best-of-five, seven-match slugfests that slams have become.

There are no obvious gatecrashers to spoil the Big Four’s party.

Ivan Lendl would probably describe Milos Raonic as ‘a serve and a headband’ and, if the ‘Next Four’ quartet of Del Potro, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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