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[ca_gere]

He's off to a good start to the season. Outclassed Federer today for most of the match apparently. Although BBC text coverage isn't quite like watching the real thing.

Murray for Wimpleton? I reckon he'll win a major this year. Australian is maybe his best bet if he wins this exhibition tournament as all the big guns are using it as a warm up so the level is still really high.

[RossP]

Caught the Tiebreak, he almost bottled it and relied on uncharacteristic Federer errors. That said, by all accounts he should of won it earlier according to the commentators.

He has it in him to win a Major this year, but will need a bit of luck, some favourable draws and the odd bit of poor form in Federer/Nadal/Djokovic/Gasquet/et al.

Great start to the year and must surely be favourite for tomorrow's final, if his back is alright.

[ca_gere]

Murray just spanked Federer (again). This time it counts in their head to head stats. Nadal and Djokovich's poor starts to the season may continue and this might just be Murray's year..

[RossP]

Yet again he needs an injury break though...

I really think that with getting further and further into tournaments, these injuries will start to bother him more and more. His management team made some very wise decisions on which tournaments to play last year, hopefully they do the same this year.

[ca_gere]

He's a much more mature professional nowadays with a strong team behind him. If he can stay fit and not burn himself out he should do big things this year. Technique wise, he's playing brilliant tennis.

One thing that annoys me with Murray though... he always looks like he's just doing P.E rather than playing professional tennis. All the other players wear snazzy outfits and look well slick.

[RossP]

He's overdressed for a Scot! A pair of trackie bottoms, hitec trainers and a scotland top circa 1998 would be better...

[ca_gere]

preferably active trakkies, hitecs tied so tight that the tongue comes bulging out the top like a baloon and that orange/salmon pink disaster scotland top with the sfa badge half hanging off. Only then would i be truly proud.

[RossP]

What a hero.

Doubt he'll win the Australian Open if it is the best of 5 set matches, due to these niggling injuries; but i'd love for him to prove me wrong!

[Nev]

Decent indoor win for Murray over Nadal today - both carrying injuries so it was like watching the paralympic final at times. Murray took the first set, before Nadal took an amazing second. He had the trainer on at 2-1, then there was a bizarre run of 7 successive games with serve broken as Nadal took the set.

Murray made it 8 successive breaks, but Nadal was clearly uncomfortable and Murray went on to open a can of whoop-ass, taking the third 6-0.

He still seems to be improving all the time, and looks really comfortable on any surface nowadays. All good!

[RossP]

Murray > Federer