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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Can Andy Murray wins the French Open?
Frank Praverman
Chance knocks for the 12 remaining men at Roland Garros, says Neil Harman. Two of that dozen will fancy their chances more than most now that Rafael Nadal, the holder and world No 1, is out.
Roger Federer has been to the past three French Open finals and lost each one to his nemesis. His game is looking more assured as every round passes and there is the added incentive for the Swiss to prove his doubters wrong and claim a victory that would equal Pete Sampras's record of 14 grand slam titles.
Yet, given that he is the second highest-ranked player and has beaten the man above him six of the past seven times, why should it not be Andy Murray’s championship?
Murray’s progress to the quarter-finals for the first time was manifestly his best performance in the tournament, defeating Marin Cilic, the No 13 seed from Croatia 7-5, 7-6, 6-1. He barely put a foot wrong.
Fernando González, of Chile, has never played Murray on clay and so their meeting tomorrow is likely to be every bit as frenetic and dramatic as the third-round match in the US Open in 2006, which Murray won in five tough sets.
Buoyed by his world No 3 ranking and seemingly more comfortable on the red top, is it too soon to believe that Murray can go all the way or should we be preparing the bunting and ticker tape now?
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