In a blog that I wrote the day before the start of Wimbledon, I suggested that Federer appeared to have lost his mojo while Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were clearly emerging as the two dominant players. After all, they had split nine of the last ten grand slam titles between them. After Nadal made an uncharacteristic exit in round two and Federer breezed past Djokovic to reach the final for a potential record-tying seventh title, I am doing a reset. I guess I should not have prematurely written off a man with sixteen grand slam titles and a nickname Fed-Ex!
As the first Brit – or Scott, depending on whether he wins or loses – to play in a Wimbledon final since 1938, Andy Murray represents the hopes of a nation trying to regain the glory days of British tennis when Fred Perry won a career grand slam and also held the title of World Champion in Table Tennis.
While winning against Federer may appear to be a stretch for Murray, he does have a realistic shot at winning Wimbledon this year. It is probably not common knowledge that Murray has beaten Federer eight out of the fifteen times they have played against each other. What Murray does not have is a win in a grand slam tournament, which brings into question his ability to close the deal when it matters.
Well, if his current passing shots are any indication, Murray is clearly not pulling any punches. Federer may want to re-think rushing the net!
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