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Murray is a great player for sure, and he will win more than one slam before he's done. He's probly the best player who ever lived that has never won a slam. Such a sick era he's trapped in.
No doubt, Murray hardly has a weakness in his game, moves incredibly well, top 3 returner in the game, top 3 backhand in the game, top 10 level forehand, big first serve, second serve is certainly his weakness, hes just a hair behind the big 3. On any given day Murray can beat the guys above him, he has proven that, the big problem for him is playing his A+ game 2 straight matches deep in a slam while hoping whichever of the big 3 he plays in the semis or finals plays their A- or worse game.
I do think Federer will start to slow a bit 1-2 years from now, If Murray can get a few more semi final matches like this years wimbledon his odds go up tremendously to win a slam.
1 more point about Feds recent results. At a month shy of 31 years of age (well past prime tennis years) he has put together the best last 12 months of any man on tour. To do that against 2 guys that already are some of the sports all time greats right in their prime years is an incredible achievement. It wasnt long ago that Nadal had a firm grasp on #1, then Djokovic put together an incredible year that had him comfortably at 1 but Fed has quietly been the best player since July of last year. He stated after last years US Open he decided to start putting more hours on the practice court as well as more hours into his off court training. For a guy who already held almost every conceivable tennis record to still be that driven at 31 years old is amazing. I hope he bangs off a slam or two more before retiring somewhere near the top of the game like Sampras did.
Only negative I can see about him is that fat fucking wife of his. I suppose it's admirable that someone as rich and famous as he stays with the girl who married him before the success but good grief, hire a personal chef and get some weight off that hog. I hope Fed is getting some strange on the side, he sure deserves it.