Why Andy Murray Will Walk Away with His First Grand Slam in 2012

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Published: May 14, 2012

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Andy Murray.

He's currently one of the top players in the world and always a genuine threat in tournaments. He's got a great ground game and a fighting spirit that never allows him to give up on a point.

What he doesn't have is a Grand Slam next to his name.

And doesn't he know it.

It seems that in every tennis major, Murray is described as the bridesmaid of men's tennis—always at the wedding, but never the one getting married. He's always there, but not the one holding high the trophy at the end of the two-week tournament.

This will be the year that Andy Murray breaks through for his maiden Grand Slam win.

It's not a joke; it's not for a laugh—the British hopeful will finally be the one to get married.

In reality, there's little doubt that Murray does indeed have the game and ability to take out a Grand Slam for he shows it time and time again during the year.

Murray won the opening tournament of the year at the Brisbane Intrernational with a straight sets win over Alexandr Dolgopolov and almost broke through for his maiden major at the Australian Open later that month. Murray was involved in an epic five-set encounter with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who took the final set 7-5 to end the Brit's title chances.



Murray also has two other final appearances to his name this year—ATP events at Miami and Dubai. Notably, in both of those tournaments, Murray beat several players ranked in the top 10 in the world, including Janko Tipsarevic, Tomas Berdych, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic.

Murray may not have won the Australian Open like Djokovic or the multiple tournaments this year like Roger Federer, but statistically speaking, he has the skills and abilities to beat the top three in the world.

To beat one of the three, Murray needs to be strong in returning the ball so that he can break their serve. All three are so stro...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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