Andy Murray



Fantastic career, shame it’s been cut short but he’s the greatest British tennis player of all time by some distance. He should be very proud.
 
An excellent sportsman who’s made millions has had his career cut short through an unfortunate injury. Must be devastating for him but don’t come on the telly like you’ve just lost a member of your family ffs! My brother, along with thousands of others, is just about to receive his redundancy notice from Jaguar Landrover. He’s got two kids and a mortgage. I know who I’ve got sympathy for!
 
An excellent sportsman who’s made millions has had his career cut short through an unfortunate injury. Must be devastating for him but don’t come on the telly like you’ve just lost a member of your family ffs! My brother, along with thousands of others, is just about to receive his redundancy notice from Jaguar Landrover. He’s got two kids and a mortgage. I know who I’ve got sympathy for!


Your brother any good at tennis ?
 
An excellent sportsman who’s made millions has had his career cut short through an unfortunate injury. Must be devastating for him but don’t come on the telly like you’ve just lost a member of your family ffs! My brother, along with thousands of others, is just about to receive his redundancy notice from Jaguar Landrover. He’s got two kids and a mortgage. I know who I’ve got sympathy for!

Not really sure he was intending to turn it into a game of sympathy Top Trumps when he was interviewed tbh. It clearly dawned on him during the knock about with Novac that his career was over and things were a bit raw.
 
He’s not even the greatest British tennis player, is he?

Best British tennis player of the 21st century yes...


Lee Barry for the win...

Fred Perry is the most successful British tennis player ever.

8 grand slams, 2 doubles grand slams, 4 mixed doubles grand slams and 4 Davis Cups.

First person to win all four major grand slams in a season.

Murray is still a phenomenal sportsman though. Watching him win Wimbledon will always be a great memory.
 
He’s not even the greatest British tennis player, is he?

Best British tennis player of the 21st century yes...
He's the greatest British tennis player of all time end of.
His only serious rival would be Fred Perry, but I would suggest that Murray's achievements in the ultra competitive modern era surpasses Perry's from the 30's.
 
It's typical of this country that a huge number of people don't like winners - maybe it is jealousy but for years as a nation we appear to cheer the "plucky losers" and dislike the professional winners

Nick Faldo
Lewis Hamilton
Stephen Hendry
Andy Murray
Nigel Mansell
Seb Coe

all largely disliked

Jimmy White
Frank Bruno
Eddie Edwards

all British "heroes" for winning very little


Correct. If we're being honest, he was a level slightly below those 3 but above all the rest. In a different era, he would have won 10-15 grand slams

Woah over egging it a bit there. You think he'd be as successful as Sampras??

For people who say he's unfortunate to be a tough era, do you realise that playing consistently against the likes of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic has improved him as player (which he often has pointed out) and possibly wouldn't been as good a player in a different era therefore having not been exposed to these guys? It works both ways I think.

I think Murray in a different era could've gotten 5-6 slams, but I'd be hesitant to suggest he would've been in double figures.
 
Woah over egging it a bit there. You think he'd be as successful as Sampras??

For people who say he's unfortunate to be a tough era, do you realise that playing consistently against the likes of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic has improved him as player (which he often has pointed out) and possibly wouldn't been as good a player in a different era therefore having not been exposed to these guys? It works both ways I think.

I think Murray in a different era could've gotten 5-6 slams, but I'd be hesitant to suggest he would've been in double figures.

So maybe around the Agassi level then ? Still very impressive
 
Woah over egging it a bit there. You think he'd be as successful as Sampras??

For people who say he's unfortunate to be a tough era, do you realise that playing consistently against the likes of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic has improved him as player (which he often has pointed out) and possibly wouldn't been as good a player in a different era therefore having not been exposed to these guys? It works both ways I think.

I think Murray in a different era could've gotten 5-6 slams, but I'd be hesitant to suggest he would've been in double figures.
I think the point is that in most eras there were 1 or maybe 2 stand outs (McEnore/Bjorg, or Becker/Lendl etc) but this era has seen 4 stand out players and in that respect, Murray is unlucky
Maybe 10-15 was a bit over the top, but he'd be close to 10 IMHO. He's won 3 and lost in 7 finals (I think)
 

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