Roger Federer vs Andy Murray: What Quarterfinal Result Means for Both Players

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Published: August 16, 2014

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Roger Federer's renaissance moves on with yet another big win for the Wimbledon runner-up. He defeated Andy Murray, 6-3, 7-5, at the Western & Southern Open Friday night in Cincinnati, Ohio.

With the victory, Federer tied up their head-to-head record at 11 wins apiece. More importantly, he built some nice momentum going into the 2014 US Open. Even if he doesn't advance past the semifinal, beating a player of Murray's caliber right before the Grand Slam is bound to be a confidence booster.

Murray, on the other hand, will be looking at himself in the mirror and wondering what in the world is going on with him at the moment. He hasn't advanced past the quarterfinal of any tournament since the French Open.

Looking back on Friday's quarterfinal, here's a brief breakdown on how it affects the future of each star.

 

Roger Federer



Federer has found the fountain of youth. Nothing else can explain how he's turned back the hands of time and definitively become one of the best players in the world again.

The 33-year-old has been in that class of top stars forever now, but for the past few years, it looked like a distance was growing between him and the trio of Murray, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. That doesn't look to be the case anymore.

Tennis commentator David Law walked away astounded with how much different Federer looks between 2013 and 2014:



Devang Desai of The Score was particularly impressed with Fed's serve against Murray. He won 71 percent of his first-service points and 52 percent of his second-service points:



When Federer advanced to the final of Wimbledon, you could understand why some critics were hesitant to really get behind the idea that the 17-time Grand Slam winner was making a major comeback. The All England Club is almost a second home for him, so one great tournament doesn't make a ...
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